Abta Limited
Reference number: 196031
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Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
Itc Compliance Limited Reference number: 313486 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- ABTA LIMITED (FRN 196031) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use ABTA's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from ABTA, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
Website, phone number and address
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.
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Address
30 Park St, London, SE1 9EQ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When abta.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07717 274882 is
- Who else gives the postcode SE1 9EQ
Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- ABTA Travel Sure Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- ABTA Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Association of British Travel Agents Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- ABTASure Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Itc Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 00551311 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 30 June 1955 (71 years old)
- Registered office
- 30 Park Street, London, SE1 9EQ
- Nature of business
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- Activities of professional membership organisations (SIC 94120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Daniele Broccoli | Director | Nov 1965 | 26 Apr 2006 | None |
| Mark John Eric Tanzer | Director | Sep 1960 | 1 Jul 2007 | 14 other companies |
| Adam Murray | Director | May 1973 | 25 Jul 2019 | 33 other companies |
| Stephen Paul Heapy | Director | Mar 1969 | 25 Mar 2021 | 15 other companies |
| Garry Ian Wilson | Director | May 1972 | 6 Apr 2021 | 5 other companies |
| Ailsa Elizabeth Pollard | Director | May 1973 | 1 Apr 2022 | 18 other companies |
| Andrew John Swaffield | Director | Sep 1967 | 21 Sep 2023 | 5 other companies |
| Giles James Martin Hawke | Director | Nov 1969 | 28 Nov 2024 | 6 other companies |
| Christopher Wright | Director | May 1974 | 28 Nov 2024 | 5 other companies |
| Minette Bridget Batters (Lady) | Director | May 1967 | 28 Nov 2024 | 8 other companies |
| Neil Drew Swanson | Director | Sep 1966 | 1 Feb 2025 | 16 other companies |
| Edward Alexander Byrne | Director | Apr 1990 | 4 Dec 2025 | None |
| Nicola Jane Tempest-Mitchell | Director | May 1973 | 8 Jan 2026 | None |
| David Henry Rutley | Director | Mar 1961 | 22 Jan 2026 | None |
| Helen Michelle Tustin | Director | May 1965 | 24 Sep 2026 | 4 other companies |
| Simon Edward Bunce | Secretary | Not published | 24 Mar 2004 | – |
Other companies run by these 15 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 127
- closed down
- 42
- went insolvent
- 2
In the full report: all 127 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 15 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
- The 12 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- The 2 companies these 15 directors run together
- All 123 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Abta’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
12 December 2024
- Changed its registered name from "ABTA LTD"
FCA register
2013
10 January 2013
- Changed its registered name from "ABTA Ltd"
FCA register
8 January 2013
- Changed its registered name from "Association of British Travel Agents Ltd"
FCA register
2001
22 June 2001
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1955
30 June 1955
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 264 events
- All 264 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 255
Firms connected to Abta
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Abta. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 10
- share a director
- 9
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: all 10 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (9), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 3 past links through former directors
Firms like Abta
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 127 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 264 events in its history
- 10 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk