Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers Limited

Reference number: 306068

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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 sutcliffeinsurance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01905 21681 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WR1 2BJ
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Other names (14)

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

  • Datasure Trading name
  • Datasure Cyber Insurance Trading name
  • Mann Broadbent Insurance Trading name
  • Mann Broadbent Sport Dance Leisure Insurance Trading name
  • Sutcliffe & Co Trading name
  • Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers Trading name
  • Sutcliffe Estate Insurance Trading name
  • Sutcliffe Insurance Trading name
  • Mann Broadbent Limited Former name
  • Mann Broadbent Dance Insurance Former trading name
  • Mann Broadbent Leisure Insurance Former trading name
  • Mann Broadbent Ltd (Sports Division) Former trading name
  • Mann Broadbent Sports Insurance Former trading name
  • Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Consultants 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.
Show FCA detail (6 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
  • Credit Broking
  • 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
01167560
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 April 1974 (52 years old)
Registered office
2 Foundry Street, Off City Walls Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 2BJ
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Duncan Charles Sutcliffe Director Nov 1970 21 Sep 2005 6 other companies
Susan Mary Sutcliffe Secretary Not published 13 Aug 1999 –

Other companies run by its director

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
6
closed down
2
still active
4

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£872k

+40% from £621k

Cash at bank

£1.55m

−4.5% from £1.62m

Employees (average)

19

Same as 19

Owed within a year

£1.01m

−19% from £1.25m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 01167560. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (41)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Sutcliffe Insurance Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

6 August 2013

  • Changed its registered name from "Mann Broadbent Limited"

FCA register

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

1999

13 August 1999

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

1974

22 April 1974

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 41 events

  • All 41 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 41 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 306068) 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 Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01905 21681 and the website sutcliffeinsurance.co.uk for Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers a scam or clone?
Sutcliffe 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 Sutcliffe 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 Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers?
Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers is owned by Sutcliffe Insurance Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists one director of Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers: Duncan Charles Sutcliffe.
How long has Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 22 April 1974, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2025, show net assets of £872k (+40% from £621k) and cash at bank of £1.55m (−4.5% from £1.62m).
Does Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers use any other names?
It trades as Datasure, Datasure Cyber Insurance, Mann Broadbent Insurance, Mann Broadbent Sport Dance Leisure Insurance and Sutcliffe & Co, and 3 more names. It has previously used 6 other names, including Mann Broadbent Limited, Mann Broadbent Dance Insurance and Mann Broadbent Leisure Insurance.

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