Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services Limited

Reference number: 305288

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When sentinelrisk.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01772 789455 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PR1 3JL
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Other names (4)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Sentinel Corporate Risk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Sentinel Private Clients Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Sentinel Protect Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Taylor Patterson Insurance Services Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Debt Administration
  • Debt-collecting
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 June 1991 (35 years old)
Registered office
7 Camden Place, Preston, PR1 3JL
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert Carl Cholmondeley Director Sep 1966 1 Aug 1995 2 other companies
Peter James Millington Director Apr 1968 11 Aug 2011 1 other company
Sanchia Louise Crossley Director Jun 1970 1 Dec 2016 1 other company
Sanchia Louise Crossley Secretary Not published 30 Aug 2012 –

Other companies run by these 3 directors

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other companies
3
closed down
2
run together
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 3 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£484k

+3.8% from £466k

Cash at bank

£153k

+8.7% from £141k

Owed within a year

£169k

+3.3% from £163k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02618327. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

15 November 2016

  • Robert Carl Cholmondeley stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

1 November 2016

  • Scri Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

30 June 2016

  • Robert Carl Cholmondeley became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

26 April 2016

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

8 November 2012

  • Changed its registered name from "Taylor Patterson Insurance Services Ltd"

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1991

7 June 1991

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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Similar firms

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In Preston

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 28 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services Limited (FRN 305288) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01772 789455 and the website sentinelrisk.co.uk for Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services a scam or clone?
Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services?
Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services is owned by Scri Holdings Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 1 November 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Robert Carl Cholmondeley.
Who runs Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services: Robert Carl Cholmondeley, Peter James Millington and Sanchia Louise Crossley.
How long has Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services been in business?
The company was formed on 7 June 1991, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £484k (+3.8% from £466k) and cash at bank of £153k (+8.7% from £141k).
Does Sentinel Corporate Risk and Insurance Services use any other names?
It trades as Sentinel Corporate Risk, Sentinel Private Clients and Sentinel Protect. It has previously used the name Taylor Patterson Insurance Services Ltd.

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