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INSURANCE FIRST BROKERS LTD
STROVER HOUSE, CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3ESPrevious 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-2023Accounts 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 |
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 |
** Estimated based on average Cash and Debt levels during period
DISPUTES
No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.orgCOMPANY 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 - 34 | 2 (3.5%) | |
Resigned | Andrew William DEEKS | 20 Sep 2021 | 12 Jan 2023 | Chief Strategy Officer | British | 0 - 8 | 1 (12.5%) |
Resigned | Peter BISSET | 20 Sep 2021 | 12 Jan 2023 | Finance Director | British | 49 - 14 | 1 (1.6%) |
Resigned | James Charles MCAULEY | 16 Apr 2019 | 01 Sep 2021 | Director | British | 6 - 6 | 2 (16.7%) |
Resigned | Helen Elizabeth BUCK | 16 Apr 2019 | 01 Sep 2021 | Company Director | British | 0 - 43 | 3 (7.0%) |
Resigned | Jonathan Pearson ROUND | 16 Apr 2019 | 16 Dec 2021 | Director | British | 4 - 26 | 2 (6.7%) |
Resigned | Robert Graham HOBSON | 01 Jun 2008 | 06 Jul 2011 | Financial Advisor | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Robert HOBSON | 06 Apr 2006 | 01 Jan 2007 | Financial Advisor | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Stephen James PARTRIDGE | 01 Nov 2003 | 19 Jan 2022 | Financial Advisor | British | 0 - 7 | 4 (57.1%) |
Active | Ian Michael BUSH | 01 Jun 2002 | Financial Adviser | British | 4 - 3 | 3 (42.9%) | |
Resigned | Carole COVERDALE | 01 Oct 1998 | 18 Feb 2016 | Company Director | British | 0 - 13 | 7 (53.8%) |
Resigned | Jeremy Peter BROWN | 01 Jun 1994 | 31 Jan 2004 | Financial Consultant | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Cheryl Elizabeth MASTON | 01 Dec 1993 | 25 Oct 2001 | Administrator | British | 0 - 2 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Christopher John ELMS | 01 Jun 1994 | Estate Agent | British | 0 - 6 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Paul Russell MASTON | 15 Feb 2019 | Financial Consultant | British | 3 - 14 | 5 (29.4%) | |
Resigned | William John PRICE | 01 Jun 1994 | Estate Agent | British | 5 - 1 | 2 (33.3%) |
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
SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)
Shareholder name | Share class | Shares at confirmation date | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015-12-29 | 2014-12-29 | 2013-12-29 | 2012-12-29 | 2011-12-29 | ||
GROUP FIRST LIMITED | ORDINARY | 25,500 100% | 25,500 100% | 25,500 100% | 22,950 90% | 0 0% |
ROBERT HOBSON | ORDINARY | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 2,550 10% | 0 0% |
PAUL RUSSELL MASTON | ORDINARY | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 21,450 84.1% |
CAROLE COVERDALE | ORDINARY | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 1,500 5.88% |
S PARTRIDGE | ORDINARY | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 1,275 5% |
1 BUSH | ORDINARY | 0 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 |