Brightside Insurance Services Limited

Reference number: 302216

Instant download

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Identity

Check their details

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Also trades as 32 other names, search them
  • Autonet Business
  • Axa Specialist Risks
  • Brightside
  • Commercial Vehicle Direct Insurance Services
  • CVD
  • CVD Commercial Insurance Services
  • eBike
  • eCar
  • eCommercial Insurance Solutions
  • eHome
  • eInsurance Group
  • E Insurance Services
  • eLife
  • eLife Compare
  • eMoney
  • eOffice Insurance
  • ePet
  • eSalon Insurance
  • eShop Insurance
  • eSurgery Insurance
  • eTradesman Insurance
  • eTravel Insurance
  • eVan
  • Insurance Choice
  • Logical Choice
  • Mobilers
  • One Insurance Solution
  • ProSport Insurance Services
  • Quote Exchange
  • RAC Business Insurance
  • Swinton Business
  • Swinton Commercial

Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Company number
04137311
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 January 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
45 Westerham Road, Bessels Green, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2QB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Current directors and secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed
Kartina Tahir Thomson Director May 1976 18 Sep 2025
Ross Leslie Barrington Director Apr 1980 1 Jun 2026
Karen Graves Director Jun 1965 1 Jun 2026
Jennette Rachel Newman Director Mar 1970 1 Jun 2026
Toby Alexander Clegg Director Mar 1984 1 Jun 2026
Paul Thomas Blakeway Director Aug 1982 1 Jun 2026
Christopher James Payne Secretary Not published 25 Jun 2021

Check on the FCA register → Report a scam →

Activities and protection

What they can do, and how you are protected

  • 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 · Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.

Check your FSCS cover →

Show FCA detail (11 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • 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
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Voluntary Requirement
    1. The Firm must not, without prior written consent of the FCA, take any steps (whether directly or through any other person) that would result in the total number of in force policies exceeding the policy limit. 2. The Firm must maintain an agreed sum of funds.

Complaints: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Track record

FCA actions and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.

Previously registered as

The FCA register holds one earlier registered name for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.

  • Commercial Vehicle Direct Insurance Services Ltd

Names it no longer trades under

This firm has retired 18 trading names. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.

Show the retired names
  • Brightside Blackbox Insurance Services
  • City Underwriting Bureau
  • eGoodsintransit Insurance
  • eMoney.co.uk
  • eTraveller
  • High Performance Direct Insurance Services
  • Minibus Direct Insurance Services
  • Motor and Home Direct Insurance Services
  • One Bike Insurance Solutions
  • One Business Insurance Solutions
  • OneGap
  • oneVan Insurance
  • Quota Index
  • Taxi Direct Insurance Services
  • YouChoose Bike
  • YouChoose Car
  • YouChoose Home
  • YouChoose Van

Download this page as a PDF report

£5 for a clean, timestamped copy you can keep, file or send on. It also helps keep the site free to use and free of ads.

Instant download

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Brightside Insurance Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Brightside Insurance Services Limited (FRN 302216) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities.
Is my money safe with Brightside Insurance Services?
It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Brightside Insurance Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Is Brightside Insurance Services a scam or clone?
Brightside Insurance Services is a genuine FCA-listed firm. However, scammers sometimes clone authorised firms. Always check that the contact details you were given match those on the FCA register before sending money or sharing information.
What is Brightside Insurance Services's Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
Brightside Insurance Services's FRN is 302216. You can verify it on the FCA register.