Strategic Insurance Services Limited

Reference number: 307133

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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 strategicins.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3551 6633 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BN43 5EG
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Other names (8)

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

  • ClaimEz Trading name
  • DirectCarHireExcess Trading name
  • Expat Global Care Trading name
  • Expatriate Group Trading name
  • Expatriate Healthcare Trading name
  • PayMyExcess Former trading name
  • Strategic Broking Former trading name
  • Strategic Underwriting Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • 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
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • 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
02968515
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 September 1994 (32 years old)
Registered office
35 Ballards Lane, London, N3 1XW, England
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Christian Charles Freer Director Oct 1977 23 Sep 2016 3 other companies
Joseph James Hanly Director Jul 1971 16 Oct 2026 86 other companies
Lee David Anderson Director Jan 1972 19 Oct 2026 67 other companies
Neil Keith Nimmo Director Jan 1961 19 Oct 2026 17 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
97
closed down
21
are FCA-registered
28

In the full report: all 97 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 28 on the FCA register, including 5 no longer authorised
  • The 65 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2023Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.27m

<1% from £1.27m

Cash at bank

£3.29m

+43% from £2.29m

Employees (average)

22

Same as 22

Owed within a year

£2.78m

+59% from £1.75m

Net assets

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2023
  • 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02968515. 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

Strategic Insurance Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (44)

2017

15 March 2017

  • David Alan Bond stopped being a part-owner
  • Nicholas Howard Graham stopped being a part-owner
  • Strategic Holdco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Timothy William Snowball stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • David Alan Bond became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Nicholas Howard Graham became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Timothy William Snowball became a part-owner (25–50% 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

1994

16 September 1994

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 44 events

  • All 44 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 20
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Firms connected to Strategic Insurance Services

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

connected firms
12
share a director
12

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (12)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Strategic Insurance Services

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

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  • 97 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 44 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Strategic Insurance Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Strategic Insurance Services Limited (FRN 307133) 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 Strategic Insurance Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3551 6633 and the website strategicins.co.uk for Strategic Insurance Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Strategic Insurance Services a scam or clone?
Strategic 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 Strategic Insurance Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Strategic Insurance Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Strategic Insurance Services?
Strategic Insurance Services is owned by Strategic Holdco Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 15 March 2017. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Timothy William Snowball, Mr Nicholas Howard Graham and Mr David Alan Bond.
Who runs Strategic Insurance Services?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Strategic Insurance Services: Christian Charles Freer, Joseph James Hanly, Lee David Anderson and Neil Keith Nimmo.
How long has Strategic Insurance Services been in business?
The company was formed on 16 September 1994, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Strategic Insurance Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2023, show net assets of £1.27m (<1% from £1.27m) and cash at bank of £3.29m (+43% from £2.29m).
Does Strategic Insurance Services use any other names?
It trades as ClaimEz, DirectCarHireExcess, Expat Global Care, Expatriate Group and Expatriate Healthcare. It has previously used 3 other names: PayMyExcess, Strategic Broking and Strategic Underwriting.

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