Stanmore Insurance Brokers Limited

Reference number: 306217

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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 stanmoreinsurance.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01204 570370 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BL3 1NB
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Other names (3)

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

  • dot2dot Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • dot2dot nursery insurance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • dot2dot Wheels Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 June 1962 (64 years old)
Registered office
30 High Street, Little Lever, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 1NB
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jacqueline Hyde Director Dec 1963 1 Apr 1999 4 other companies
Ian James Donaldson Stutz Director Mar 1961 21 Feb 2014 11 other companies

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
14
closed down
5
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 14 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 2 on the FCA register
  • The 1 company 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 30 September 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.68m

+11% from £1.51m

Cash at bank

£2.89m

+20% from £2.41m

Owed within a year

£2.62m

+12% from £2.35m

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 00728419. 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

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

2024

4 September 2024

  • Stanmore Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Stanmore Insurance Holdings Limited gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Stanmore Insurance Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

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

FCA register

1962

29 June 1962

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

  • All 27 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Stanmore Insurance Brokers

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1
past links
2

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like Stanmore Insurance Brokers

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

In Bolton

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  • 14 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 27 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Stanmore Insurance Brokers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Stanmore Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 306217) 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 no limits on its permissions.
What is Stanmore Insurance Brokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01204 570370 and the website stanmoreinsurance.com for Stanmore Insurance Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Stanmore Insurance Brokers a scam or clone?
Stanmore 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 Stanmore 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 Stanmore Insurance Brokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Stanmore Insurance Brokers?
Stanmore Insurance Brokers is owned by Stanmore Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 4 September 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Stanmore Insurance Holdings Limited.
Who runs Stanmore Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Stanmore Insurance Brokers: Jacqueline Hyde and Ian James Donaldson Stutz.
How long has Stanmore Insurance Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 29 June 1962, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Stanmore Insurance Brokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £1.68m (+11% from £1.51m) and cash at bank of £2.89m (+20% from £2.41m).
Does Stanmore Insurance Brokers use any other names?
It trades as dot2dot, dot2dot nursery insurance and dot2dot Wheels.

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