Woodfords Insurance Brokers Ltd
Reference number: 840037
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Authorisation being cancelled
This firm has asked the FCA to cancel its authorisation. It is still in force until the FCA processes the application, so existing business keeps its protection, but its regulated work is winding down.
Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
11 Harwood Road, London, SW6 4QP, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When woodfordsinsurance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7731 0750 is
- Who else gives the postcode SW6 4QP
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Woodfords Brokers Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Debt Administration
- Debt-collecting
- 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.
Concerns on the company record
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
- Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
- Company number
- 11816942 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 11 February 2019 (7 years old)
- Registered office
- 11 Harwood Road Harwood Road, Fulham, London, SW6 4QP, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel James | Director | Apr 1992 | 11 Feb 2019 | None |
| Rajan Kumar Berry | Director | Feb 1968 | 8 Mar 2019 | 4 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
- 4
- closed down
- 1
- still active
- 3
In the full report: all 4 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 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
−£2,203
−227% from £1,739
Cash at bank
£8,672
−27% from £12.0k
Employees (average)
2
Same as 2
Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £2,203 more than it owned.
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 5 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2024
- 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.
There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11816942. 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
Woodfords Insurance Brokers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2019
21 August 2019
- Changed its registered name from "Woodfords Brokers Limited"
FCA register
7 August 2019
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Applied to cancel its FCA authorisation
FCA register
10 April 2019
- Rajan Kumar Berry became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Seberoo Limited no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
11 February 2019
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Joel James became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Seberoo Limited gained 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
In the full report: all 13 events
- All 13 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 2
Firms connected to Woodfords Insurance Brokers
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Woodfords Insurance Brokers. 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 Woodfords Insurance Brokers
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
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- 4 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 5 years of accounts, charted
- All 13 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