Wilson Insurance Services Limited

Reference number: 522001

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Authorised, but in an insolvency process

This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.

What the FCA says

ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process

This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    C/O Interpath Ltd, 2nd Floor, 45 church street, Birmingham, B3 2RT, United Kingdom

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  • Who else gives the postcode B3 2RT
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Other names (4)

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

  • Coversure Trading name
  • Coversure (Colne) Trading name
  • Coversure Insurance Services (Colne) Trading name
  • Coversure Insurance Limited (Colne) Former trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • In an insolvency process
    Money the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
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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

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Concerns on the company record

  • Companies House records this company in administration, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
06917387
Company status
Administration
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 May 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stuart Dinsdale Wilson Director Oct 1971 28 May 2009 None
Catherine Wilson Director Oct 1967 7 Aug 2019 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 4 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£104

−100% from £29.2k

Cash at bank

£290

Same as £290

Owed within a year

£239k

+21% from £197k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 06917387. 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

Wilson Insurance Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (21)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Catherine Wilson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Stuart Dinsdale Wilson became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2010

2 September 2010

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Firm to abide by Deed Poll regarding past business)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

27 July 2010

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2009

28 May 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Wilson Insurance Services

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

connected firms
5
share its postcode
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Wilson Insurance Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Wilson Insurance Services Limited (FRN 522001) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It is also in an insolvency process, under the control of insolvency practitioners, so deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm. It has held its current authorisation since September 2010 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
Is Wilson Insurance Services a scam or clone?
Wilson Insurance Services 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 Wilson Insurance Services?
Wilson Insurance Services is under the control of insolvency practitioners, so money it held is returned through the appointed office holders rather than by the firm. That takes time and can fall short. Where money is missing, the FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can still consider a complaint.
Who owns Wilson Insurance Services?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Wilson Insurance Services: Stuart Dinsdale Wilson (50–75% of shares) and Catherine Wilson (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Wilson Insurance Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Wilson Insurance Services: Stuart Dinsdale Wilson and Catherine Wilson.
How long has Wilson Insurance Services been in business?
The company was formed on 28 May 2009. Companies House now lists it as administration.
What do Wilson Insurance Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of £104 (−100% from £29.2k) and cash at bank of £290 (same as £290).
Does Wilson Insurance Services use any other names?
It trades as Coversure, Coversure (Colne) and Coversure Insurance Services (Colne). It has previously used the name Coversure Insurance Limited (Colne).

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