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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Phone number
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Address
3rd Floor, Templegate House, 115-123 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0LG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When williamsoncarson.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 8659 5038 is
- Who else gives the postcode BR6 0LG
Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Shoot Insurance Brokers Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Whinney Insurance Brokers Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Williamson Carson Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Williamson Carson Insurance Brokers Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible 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 applyA 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 applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- 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
- 01282779 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 21 October 1976 (50 years old)
- Registered office
- Third Floor Templegate House, 115 - 123 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0LG, England
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Peter Whinney | Director | Nov 1987 | 2 Nov 2017 | 3 other companies |
| Thomas Joseph Carson | Director | Aug 1958 | Not published | 5 other companies |
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
- 8
- closed down
- 5
- still active
- 3
In the full report: all 8 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 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£210k
+15% from £183k
Cash at bank
£640k
+22% from £525k
Employees (average)
0
−100% from 12
Owed within a year
£454k
+19% from £380k
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 6 years of accounts
- Every year from 2021 to 2026
- The chart, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 01282779. 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
Williamson Carson and Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2020
18 October 2020
- Thomas Joseph Carson stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2018
22 November 2018
- M Whinney Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Thomas Joseph Carson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2000
5 June 2000
- Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date
FCA register
1976
21 October 1976
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 24 events
- All 24 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 8
Firms connected to Williamson Carson and Company
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Williamson Carson and Company. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Williamson Carson and Company
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Orpington
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- 8 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 24 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk