Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers Limited

Reference number: 307247

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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 walmsleysinsurance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01942 765333 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WN3 5AZ
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Other names (8)

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

  • CraftCover Trading name
  • Fleetcover Trading name
  • WCIB Trading name
  • Brewcover Former trading name
  • Garagecover Former trading name
  • Partscover Former trading name
  • PMICover Former trading name
  • Smart-Repaircover 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
04947118
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 October 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
1st Floor Waterside House, Waterside Drive, Wigan, WN3 5AZ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Philip Wall Director Oct 1975 1 Sep 2010 1 other company
Steven Antony Moore Director Oct 1975 1 Oct 2014 1 other company

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
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 2 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
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2026Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£994k

+6.1% from £937k

Cash at bank

£702k

−30% from £1.00m

Owed within a year

£1.28m

−25% from £1.70m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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 04947118. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (31)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Wcib 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

2003

29 October 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 31 events

  • All 31 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms like Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers

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

In Wigan

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 31 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 307247) 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 Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01942 765333 and the website walmsleysinsurance.co.uk for Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers a scam or clone?
Walmsleys Commercial 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 Walmsleys Commercial 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 Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers?
Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers is owned by Wcib Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers: Philip Wall and Steven Antony Moore.
How long has Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 29 October 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2026, show net assets of £994k (+6.1% from £937k) and cash at bank of £702k (−30% from £1.00m).
Does Walmsleys Commercial Insurance Brokers use any other names?
It trades as CraftCover, Fleetcover and WCIB. It has previously used 5 other names, including Brewcover, Garagecover and Partscover.

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