Broking Success: Fiercely independent
Paul Wadsworth, managing director of FR Ball, is looking to grow the business to £24m gross written premiums as it aims to offer soft landings for acquisitions.
FR BallOffices: Abergavenny, Ebbw Vale, Llantwit Major, Hereford and Overton
Staff: 28
GWP: £12.5m to March 2025 following latest acquisition in April 2024
Specialisms: Men’s sheds, repair cafés, hack spaces, archaeologists, and railway arch businesses
How was the business founded?There was a gentlemen called Mr F R Ball and not long after the Second World War he won a £100 bet at snooker and set up an insurance business. It’s a bit of irony because he’s used gambling which is totally a no no in
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