Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers Limited

Reference number: 447532

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When stanhopecooper.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7776 9790 is
  • Who else gives the postcode GU31 4AE
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Other names (11)

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

  • Arable Insurance Brokers Trading name
  • Estates Insurance Brokers Trading name
  • Porterhouse Brokers Trading name
  • Renovation Insurance Brokers Trading name
  • Stanhope Trading name
  • Stanhope Cooper Trading name
  • Prestige Insurance Agents Ltd Former name
  • Prestige Insurance Brokers Limited Former name
  • Debretts Prestige Insurance Former trading name
  • Prestige Private Clients Former trading name
  • Private Insurance Portfolio Former trading name

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
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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 number
05663825
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 December 2005 (20 years old)
Registered office
Cedar Court 5, College Street, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 4AE, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Yeandle Director May 1983 26 Apr 2024 112 other companies
Phil Bayles Director Jan 1967 24 Feb 2026 17 other companies
ARDONAGH CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 1 Sep 2023 –

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
116
closed down
5
are FCA-registered
12

In the full report: all 116 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 12 on the FCA register, including 4 no longer authorised
  • The 13 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2022Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£689k

−17% from £833k

Cash at bank

£66.6k

−94% from £1.21m

Employees (average)

46

+64% from 28

Owed within a year

£1.64m

+19% from £1.38m

Assets and liabilities

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 05663825. 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

Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (34)

2016

6 April 2016

  • N & W Investments Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

15 March 2016

  • Changed its registered name from "Prestige Insurance Brokers Limited"

FCA register

2013

3 April 2013

  • Changed its registered name from "Prestige Insurance Agents Ltd"

FCA register

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2006

6 March 2006

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

FCA register

2005

29 December 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 34 events

  • All 34 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
6
share a director
5
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 7 past links through former directors
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Firms like Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

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  • 116 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 34 events in its history
  • 6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 447532) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2006 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7776 9790 and the website stanhopecooper.com for Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers a scam or clone?
Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers 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 Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers?
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 Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers?
Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers is owned by N & W Investments Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers: James Yeandle and Phil Bayles.
How long has Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 29 December 2005, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2006.
What do Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2022, show net assets of £689k (−17% from £833k) and cash at bank of £66.6k (−94% from £1.21m).
Does Stanhope Cooper Insurance Brokers use any other names?
It trades as Arable Insurance Brokers, Estates Insurance Brokers, Porterhouse Brokers, Renovation Insurance Brokers and Stanhope, and 1 more names. It has previously used 5 other names, including Prestige Insurance Agents Ltd, Prestige Insurance Brokers Limited and Debretts Prestige Insurance.

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