INSURANCE FIRST BROKERS LTD

STROVER HOUSE, CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3ES

Previous name: INVESTMENTS FIRST LTD (changed on 22-Sep-2015)
Previous name: ELMS PRICE MASTON FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (changed on 12-Apr-2010)

Company Number: 02169477
Incorporation date: 28-Sep-1987
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
65110 Life insurance





SUMMARY

This company is 36.5 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Group First Ltd. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 1.9 million which has increased from GBP 1.2 million in the previous year. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 1.7 million which is down -10% on the previous year. The company has 2 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 59 other companies, 4 (6.8%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.


FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 31-Dec-2023
Accounts Filed: SMALL (31-Dec-2021)


P&L Financials:
Year end Currency Revenue Operating profit Interest Received Interest Paid Tax Net Profit GBP
31-Dec-2019 GBP 1,711,000 819,000 156,000 663,000
31-Dec-2018 GBP 1,877,000 564,000 105,000 459,000
31-Dec-2016 GBP 1,541,000 308,000 69,000 239,000
No P&L data available


Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end Currency Cash Current Assets Current Liabilities Debt Share Capital Premium Reserve Retained Earnings Net Assets
31-Dec-2019 GBP 12,000 2,610,000 720,000 26,000 10,000 1,857,000 1,897,000
31-Dec-2018 GBP 412,000 2,649,000 1,022,000 26,000 10,000 1,194,000 1,234,000
31-Dec-2016 GBP 28,000 1,286,000 567,000 26,000 10,000 468,000 508,000
31-Dec-2015 GBP 75,455 447,967 180,600 25,500 10,500 228,714 269,214
31-May-2015 GBP 70,534 182,921 144,627 25,500 10,500 297 40,797

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end Currency % Equity Sum raised Pre-Money Valuation* Post-Money Valuation* Enterprise Value**
31-Dec-2016 GBP 1.92% 0 0 0 38,573
* Average valuation during the period
** Estimated based on average Cash and Debt levels during period

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All apointments
(active/resigned)
Resigned Sapna Bedi FITZGERALD 15 Jan 2020 12 Jan 2023 0 - 1
Resigned Ian BUSH 10 Oct 2013 15 Jan 2020 0 - 1
Resigned Carole COVERDALE 25 Oct 2001 10 Oct 2013 0 - 13
Resigned Cheryl Elizabeth MASTON 01 Jun 1994 25 Oct 2001 0 - 2
Resigned Christopher John ELMS 01 Jun 1994 0 - 6

DIRECTORS


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All appointments
(active/resigned)
Dissolved companies
(rate)
Active Simon David EMBLEY 12 Jan 2023 Director British 23 - 342 (3.5%)
Resigned Andrew William DEEKS 20 Sep 2021 12 Jan 2023 Chief Strategy Officer British 0 - 81 (12.5%)
Resigned Peter BISSET 20 Sep 2021 12 Jan 2023 Finance Director British 49 - 141 (1.6%)
Resigned James Charles MCAULEY 16 Apr 2019 01 Sep 2021 Director British 6 - 62 (16.7%)
Resigned Helen Elizabeth BUCK 16 Apr 2019 01 Sep 2021 Company Director British 0 - 433 (7.0%)
Resigned Jonathan Pearson ROUND 16 Apr 2019 16 Dec 2021 Director British 4 - 262 (6.7%)
Resigned Robert Graham HOBSON 01 Jun 2008 06 Jul 2011 Financial Advisor British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Robert HOBSON 06 Apr 2006 01 Jan 2007 Financial Advisor British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Stephen James PARTRIDGE 01 Nov 2003 19 Jan 2022 Financial Advisor British 0 - 74 (57.1%)
Active Ian Michael BUSH 01 Jun 2002 Financial Adviser British 4 - 33 (42.9%)
Resigned Carole COVERDALE 01 Oct 1998 18 Feb 2016 Company Director British 0 - 137 (53.8%)
Resigned Jeremy Peter BROWN 01 Jun 1994 31 Jan 2004 Financial Consultant British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Cheryl Elizabeth MASTON 01 Dec 1993 25 Oct 2001 Administrator British 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned Christopher John ELMS 01 Jun 1994 Estate Agent British 0 - 60 (0.0%)
Resigned Paul Russell MASTON 15 Feb 2019 Financial Consultant British 3 - 145 (29.4%)
Resigned William John PRICE 01 Jun 1994 Estate Agent British 5 - 12 (33.3%)
Number of active directors: 2
Average tenure of active directors: 11.5 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 4.8 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 23.2%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name
 
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INSURANCE FIRST BROKERS LTD (02169477) - Active
ADVANCE MORTGAGE FUNDING LIMITED (02217569) - Active
E.SURV LIMITED (02264161) - Active
REEDS RAINS LIMITED (02568254) - Active
GPEA LIMITED (02819824) - Active
BDS MORTGAGE GROUP LIMITED (03126321) - Active
TM PROPERTY SEARCHES LIMITED (03775703) - Active
ROADTOHEALTH GROUP LTD (04495648) - Active
EMERALD WELLNESS LIMITED (04496145) - Liquidation
ICIEA LIMITED (04842186) - Active
LINEAR FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (04878764) - Active
LINEAR MORTGAGE NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED (04958475) - Active
LENDING SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED (05095079) - Active
LSL PROPERTY SERVICES PLC (05114014) - Active
LINEAR MORTGAGE NETWORK LIMITED (05198588) - Active
TM GROUP (UK) LIMITED (05278187) - Active
TM SEARCH CHOICE LIMITED (05281723) - Active
HOMEFAST PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED (05299091) - Active
GRANGE MORTGAGE AND PROTECTION SERVICES LIMITED (05342400) - Active
MARSH & PARSONS LIMITED (05377981) - Active
COLCHESTER MORTGAGE CENTRE LIMITED (05391876) - Dissolved
FIRST COMPLETE LIMITED (05416236) - Active
LINEAR FINANCIAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED (05502121) - Active
MORTGAGES FIRST LTD (05964060) - Active
GROUP FIRST LTD (05993875) - Active
ELMS PRICE MASTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LTD (06029404) - Dissolved
LSLI LIMITED (06029502) - Active
ZOOPLA LIMITED (06074771) - Active
RSC PROTECT LIMITED (06152363) - Active - Proposal to Strike off
BARNWOODS LIMITED (06275645) - Active
EMBRACE FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD (06447316) - Active
TEMPLETON LPA LIMITED (06507759) - Active
THE LOAN PARTNERSHIP LTD (06576125) - Active
OFFORD HILL CONSULTING LIMITED (06606929) - Active
THE BUY TO LET BROKER LIMITED (06747769) - Active
ROADTOHEALTH (SERVICES) LIMITED (06848402) - Active
ST TRINITY LIMITED (07092652) - Active
ELMS PRICE MASTON GROUP LTD (07098466) - Dissolved
LSL CORPORATE CLIENT SERVICES LIMITED (07299192) - Active
ROADTOHEALTH (INTERNATIONAL) LTD (07392916) - Active
CYBELE SOLUTIONS LIMITED (07412492) - Active
CYBELE SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED (07665812) - Active
MARSH & PARSONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (07815928) - Active
RSC NEW HOMES LIMITED (08415945) - Active
ASSET INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LTD (08467212) - Active
FIRST2PROTECT LIMITED (09014795) - Active
GRANGE PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS LIMITED (10274678) - Active
MOTTRAM TOPCO LIMITED (13224833) - Active
MOTTRAM MIDCO LIMITED (13229556) - Active
PIVOTAL GROWTH LIMITED (13243328) - Active
BUSH PROPERTY (ESSEX) LTD (14877301) - Active
SELECT MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD (NI051715) - Active
LIFETIME PLANNING LTD. (SC167009) - Active
LIFETIME PLANNING HOLDINGS LIMITED (SC332877) - Active
CONTRACT MORTGAGES LTD (SC465654) - Active
ABERDEEN MORTGAGE COMPANY LTD (SC496302) - Active
LIFETIME FINANCE GROUP LIMITED (SC589768) - Active

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name Share class Shares at confirmation date
2015-12-292014-12-292013-12-292012-12-292011-12-29
GROUP FIRST LIMITEDORDINARY25,500
100%
25,500
100%
25,500
100%
22,950
90%
0
0%
ROBERT HOBSONORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
2,550
10%
0
0%
PAUL RUSSELL MASTONORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
21,450
84.1%
CAROLE COVERDALEORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
1,500
5.88%
S PARTRIDGEORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
1,275
5%
1 BUSHORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
1,275
5%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES



Controlling entities above

INSURANCE FIRST BROKERS LTD

no controlled companies

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT


This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.

COURT CASES


No Court Cases found

PATENTS


No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 65110 Life insurance)

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LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)



This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis Liquidation within 3 months Liquidation within 6 months Liquidation within 12 months Prediction confidence
INSURANCE FIRST BROKERS LTD 0.7% 3.6% 7.1% Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector 0.6% 2.1% 6.0% Medium
Age 0.3% 1.3% 2.4% Medium
Company Type 0.7% 3.7% 7.4% Medium
Accounts category 0.5% 1.5% 2.8% Medium
Accounting Month 0.6% 2.4% 5.5% Medium
Sic code count 0.7% 3.5% 7.0% Medium
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