Lycetts (Tyne and Wear)

Lycetts is “one of the UK’s leading independently-operated insurance brokers. We specialise in farm and estate insurance but also provide bespoke financial services, commercial and bloodstock insurance advice… Most of our 16 offices across the UK are situated in rural or market town locations and we are continually looking at ways to grow our business.” Started in 1961, Lycetts has typically grown by acquisitions, especially in the bloodstock sectors, and have offices throughout England and Scotland. While Lycetts itself may not be of much interest to many visitors here, one of its Directors since 2003 is Christopher Cox who has also been a Director of the Heythrop Hunt since May 2012. The Heythrop was the first hunt convicted as a corporate body under the Hunting Act after an investigation by the RSPCA – in 2012 – and were caught tearing up a fox cub in September 2023 by Three Counties Sabs…