Well Dunn Limited

Reference number: 582576

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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 welldunninsurance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0330 808 1500 is
  • Who else gives the postcode M15 4JJ
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Other names (13)

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

  • 5 Star Insurance Services Trading name
  • BG Insurance Broking Trading name
  • Insurance Revolution Broking Services Trading name
  • Insure 999 Broking Services Trading name
  • iRevolution Broking Trading name
  • PMW Commercial Insurance Solutions Trading name
  • PMW Commercial Solutions Trading name
  • PMW Insurance Brokers Trading name
  • Revolution 4 Business Trading name
  • Revolution Premium Finance Trading name
  • Well Dunn Insurance Revolution Services Trading name
  • Well Dunn Insurance Services Trading name
  • Lance Brokers 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.
  • 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
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • 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
07918469
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 January 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Unit 5/6 Citygate 5 Blantyre Street, Manchester, M15 4JJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Howard Dunn Director May 1974 20 Jan 2012 8 other companies
Uwais Patel Director Jun 1990 27 Aug 2021 14 other companies
Uwais Patel Secretary Not published 20 Oct 2017 –

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
18
closed down
5
are FCA-registered
6

In the full report: all 18 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 6 on the FCA register
  • The 4 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£2.47m

+11% from £2.22m

Net assets

£3.19m

+25% from £2.54m

Cash at bank

£1.64m

+117% from £756k

Owed within a year

£1.50m

−42% from £2.59m

The accounts for the year to 31 March 2026 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £11.5m, for the year to 31 March 2025.

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • Both charts, 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 07918469. 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

Well Dunn’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (33)

2023

17 August 2023

  • Irevolution Group Limited gave up control
  • Well Dunn Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

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

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

22 October 2012

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

12 October 2012

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

20 January 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 33 events

  • All 33 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Well Dunn

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 5 past links through former directors
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  • 18 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 33 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Well Dunn Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Well Dunn Limited (FRN 582576) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2012 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Well Dunn’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0330 808 1500 and the website welldunninsurance.co.uk for Well Dunn. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Well Dunn a scam or clone?
Well Dunn 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 Well Dunn?
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 Well Dunn to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Well Dunn?
Well Dunn is owned by Well Dunn Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 17 August 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Irevolution Group Limited.
Who runs Well Dunn?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Well Dunn: Paul Howard Dunn and Uwais Patel.
How long has Well Dunn been in business?
The company was formed on 20 January 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2012.
What do Well Dunn’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show profit before tax of £2.47m (+11% from £2.22m) and net assets of £3.19m (+25% from £2.54m).
Does Well Dunn use any other names?
It trades as 5 Star Insurance Services, BG Insurance Broking, Insurance Revolution Broking Services, Insure 999 Broking Services and iRevolution Broking, and 7 more names. It has previously used the name Lance Brokers.

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