Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers) Limited

Reference number: 309124

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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 willisinsurance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 028 9032 9042 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode BT1 2FH
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Other names (8)

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

  • Accident Investigation Services Trading name
  • AIS Trading name
  • WF Risk Insurance Brokers Trading name
  • Willis & Company (Financial Services) Trading name
  • Willis Employee Benefits Trading name
  • Willis Insurance & Risk Management Trading name
  • Willis Wealth Management Trading name
  • Willis Consulting & Employment Services 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)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Advising 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
  • Debt-counselling
  • 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
NI032004
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 February 1997 (29 years old)
Registered office
55-59 Donegal Street, Belfast, BT1 2FH
Nature of business
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert Anthony Willis Director Jun 1945 26 Feb 1997 5 other companies
Richard William Willis Director Aug 1979 10 Sep 2008 17 other companies
Mark Anthony Willis Director Jul 1975 1 Jun 2011 15 other companies
Stephen James Willis Director Jul 1984 18 Nov 2013 15 other companies
Colin Robert Willis Director Oct 1973 1 Jun 2018 11 other companies

Other companies run by these 5 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
19
closed down
8
are FCA-registered
5

In the full report: all 19 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 5 on the FCA register
  • The 15 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£4.77m

−7.6% from £5.17m

Net assets

£9.20m

−24% from £12.0m

Cash at bank

£5.84m

−22% from £7.51m

Owed within a year

£11.1m

−6.5% from £11.9m

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £7.86m, for the year to 31 December 2021.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • 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 NI032004. 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

Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (17) All events (49)

2017

14 December 2017

  • Wf Risk Group Limited gave up control

Companies House

13 December 2017

  • Robert Anthony Willis gave up control
  • Wf Risk Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Colin Robert Willis gained significant control
  • Colin Robert Willis no longer has significant control
  • Mark Anthony Willis gained significant control
  • Mark Anthony Willis no longer has significant control
  • Richard William Willis gained significant control
  • Richard William Willis no longer has significant control
  • Robert Anthony Willis took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Stephen James Willis gained significant control
  • Stephen James Willis no longer has significant control
  • Wf Risk Group 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

1997

26 February 1997

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 49 events

  • All 49 events in its history (17 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 19
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Firms connected to Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers)

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

connected firms
3
share a director
3
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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  • 19 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 49 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers) Limited (FRN 309124) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 028 9032 9042 and the website willisinsurance.co.uk for Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers) a scam or clone?
Willis & Company (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 Willis & Company (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 Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers)?
Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers) is owned by Wf Risk Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Richard William Willis, Mr Colin Robert Willis and Mr Mark Anthony Willis.
Who runs Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers)?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers): Robert Anthony Willis, Richard William Willis, Mark Anthony Willis, Stephen James Willis and Colin Robert Willis.
How long has Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers) been in business?
The company was formed on 26 February 1997, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of £4.77m (−7.6% from £5.17m) and net assets of £9.20m (−24% from £12.0m).
Does Willis & Company (Insurance Brokers) use any other names?
It trades as Accident Investigation Services, AIS, WF Risk Insurance Brokers, Willis & Company (Financial Services) and Willis Employee Benefits, and 2 more names. It has previously used the name Willis Consulting & Employment Services.

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