---
title: "IRVINE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6b7b47d8-c1da-5801-a807-4019ccb9ca9f
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/6b7b47d8-c1da-5801-a807-4019ccb9ca9f
identifier: oo:GB-COH-02482944
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# IRVINE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-02482944`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6b7b47d8-c1da-5801-a807-4019ccb9ca9f  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/6b7b47d8-c1da-5801-a807-4019ccb9ca9f  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr John Townsley** (beneficial owner) — 75% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c5f2ba67-23f2-5c40-b31a-4b3b6e424533
- **Dr Sally Elizabeth Finch** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ccbba778-21bc-54dc-997b-838efb3b374c
- **Mr Matthew James Finch** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/03b6e58c-6083-5a88-93d4-daa53f412a1c
- **IRVINE GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/03a64f5a-0256-54cc-b114-7f9ccf5f6cf2
- **Mr Matthew James Finch** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cfc176dd-da8d-47b7-ac0e-6f0f9c0b4963
- **Mr John Townsley** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/017bd3b2-939a-4552-bfdb-aeb91bf98790
- **Dr Sally Elizabeth Finch** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2f43b477-d169-4593-864f-b429dad34768
- **BROWN & BROWN RETAIL HOLDCO (EUROPE) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3e8cb844-bab2-533e-9cfc-b01c926de141
- **IRVINE GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/03a64f5a-0256-54cc-b114-7f9ccf5f6cf2

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **33-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `02482944`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1990-03-19
- **Registered office:** 7th Floor Corn Exchange, 55 Mark Lane, London, EC3R 7NE, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 65120

### Officers

- HUNTER, Andrew Stewart — secretary · appointed 2025-04-04
- FINCH, Matthew James — director · British · appointed 2003-03-14
- THORNTON, Neil — director · British · appointed 2026-01-21
- TOWNSLEY, John — director · British · appointed 2003-05-06
- SAWREY, Stephen Christopher — secretary · British · appointed 2003-03-14 · resigned 2016-04-29
- TAYLOR, Nigel Richard — secretary · British · resigned 1997-12-31
- WIDDOWSON, Brian — secretary · British · appointed 1997-12-31 · resigned 2002-11-21
- HARRISON BEALE & OWEN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED — corporate secretary · appointed 2002-11-21 · resigned 2003-03-14
- BIRRELL, James Alexander — director · British · appointed 2025-04-04 · resigned 2026-01-21
- IRVINE, Peter Alexander — director · British · resigned 2003-03-14
- SAWREY, Stephen Christopher — director · British · appointed 2003-03-14 · resigned 2016-04-29
- TAYLOR, Nigel Richard — director · British · resigned 1997-12-31

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Brown & Brown Retail Holdco (Europe) Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3e8cb844-bab2-533e-9cfc-b01c926de141) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2025-04-04
- [Irvine Group Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/03a64f5a-0256-54cc-b114-7f9ccf5f6cf2) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2025-04-04
- Mr John Townsley — 50–75% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2024-02-29
- Dr Sally Elizabeth Finch — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2024-02-29
- Mr Matthew James Finch — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2024-02-29

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02482944
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02482944

## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable)

The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent:

```bash
npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server   # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure
```

Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **IRVINE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6b7b47d8-c1da-5801-a807-4019ccb9ca9f · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **IRVINE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6b7b47d8-c1da-5801-a807-4019ccb9ca9f · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/6b7b47d8-c1da-5801-a807-4019ccb9ca9f._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._