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
ES Risks Limited Reference number: 565023 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.
- Accelerant Agency (UK) Limited (FRN 824254) is an AR of ES Risks Limited (FRN 565023). When you use Accelerant Agency (UK)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Accelerant Agency (UK), 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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
1, Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7WS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07342 076938 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC4M 7WS
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through ES Risks 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
- 11609007 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 8 October 2018 (8 years old)
- Registered office
- One, Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7WS, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Jean Vierkant | Director | Aug 1979 | 19 Dec 2023 | 9 other companies |
| William Thomas Coates | Director | Mar 1970 | 18 Jun 2025 | 5 other companies |
| DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate secretary | Not published | 12 Jan 2021 | – |
Other companies run by these 2 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
- 14
- closed down
- 1
- are FCA-registered
- 3
In the full report: all 14 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 3 on the FCA register
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Accelerant Agency (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
24 July 2025
- Accelerant Holdings took control (75–100% of shares)
- Keoni Schwartz gave up control
Companies House
2019
18 February 2019
- Francis O'Neill gave up control
- Keoni Schwartz took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2018
26 October 2018
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
8 October 2018
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Francis O'Neill took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 19 events
- All 19 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 12
Firms connected to Accelerant Agency (UK)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Accelerant Agency (UK). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 3
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Accelerant Agency (UK)
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 14 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 19 events in its history
- 3 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