Sturdy Insurance Brokers Limited

Reference number: 302984

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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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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07306 050999

  • Address

    Office 214, Dawson House, 5 Jewry Street, London, City Of London, EC3N 2EX, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 07306 050999 is
  • Whether EC3N 2EX is a shared office: 20 other firms give it
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Other names (3)

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

  • Essedarius Trading name
  • Gulf War Risks Trading name
  • SSL Insurance Brokers Limited Former 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.
  • 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)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • 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
04603972
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 November 2002 (23 years old)
Registered office
Office 214 Jewry Street, 5 Jewry Street, London, Greater London, EC3N 2EX, England
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew Bruce Sturdy Director Nov 1966 22 Oct 2003 8 other companies
Christopher Norman Clark Director Apr 1958 17 Aug 2021 6 other companies
Derek Wong Director Jun 1967 24 Aug 2023 None

Other companies run by these 3 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
2
are FCA-registered
5

In the full report: all 14 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 5 on the FCA register
  • All 30 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 November 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£461k

−74% from £1.76m

Cash at bank

£12.8k

−54% from £27.6k

Employees (average)

5

+150% from 2

Owed within a year

£1.71m

+246% from £495k

The accounts for the year to 30 November 2025 do not tag profit before tax in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is −£318k, for the year to 30 November 2023.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04603972. 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

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

Key events (16) All events (77)

2024

20 December 2024

  • Derek Wong took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Sturdy Agi Holdings Limited gave up control

Companies House

2021

6 May 2021

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

FCA register

1 March 2021

  • Oneglobal Broking Holdings Limited gave up control
  • Sturdy Agi Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2018

24 July 2018

  • Oneglobal Broking Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Otto UK Bidco Limited became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Otto UK Bidco Limited stopped being the majority owner
  • Risk Capital Holdings Gmbh stopped being a part-owner
  • Ssl Insurance Services Limited stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

17 October 2016

  • Risk Capital Holdings Gmbh became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Ssl Insurance Services Limited 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

2002

28 November 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 77 events

  • All 77 events in its history (16 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 57
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Firms connected to Sturdy Insurance Brokers

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

connected firms
3
share a director
3
past links
2

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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  • 14 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 77 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sturdy Insurance Brokers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Sturdy Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 302984) 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 Sturdy Insurance Brokers’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07306 050999 for Sturdy Insurance Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sturdy Insurance Brokers a scam or clone?
Sturdy 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 Sturdy 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 Sturdy Insurance Brokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Sturdy Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Sturdy Insurance Brokers: Mr Derek Wong (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Otto UK Bidco Limited, Ssl Insurance Services Limited and Risk Capital Holdings Gmbh.
Who runs Sturdy Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Sturdy Insurance Brokers: Andrew Bruce Sturdy, Christopher Norman Clark and Derek Wong.
How long has Sturdy Insurance Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 28 November 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Sturdy Insurance Brokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2025, show net assets of £461k (−74% from £1.76m) and cash at bank of £12.8k (−54% from £27.6k).
Does Sturdy Insurance Brokers use any other names?
It trades as Essedarius and Gulf War Risks. It has previously used the name SSL Insurance Brokers Limited.

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