Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 4 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2021
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

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.

Website

arcas-global.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 4585 0420
Address

9th Floor, 40 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2BJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

When arcas-global.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 4585 0420 is, and the 4 other firms that give it
Whether EC3A 2BJ is a shared office: 49 other firms give it

Other names (4)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

Acrisure Capital Markets Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory and Solutions Trading name: A name it trades under now.
ARCAS Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory and Solutions Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
Advising on syndicate participation at Lloyd's
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Dealing in investments as agent
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

Corporate finance business only.

The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than corporate finance business.

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: 13447220 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 9 June 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office: 9th Floor 40 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2BJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Stephen James Farrell	Director	Sep 1964	1 Aug 2022	4 other companies
Walter Thomas Benedict Canagaretna	Director	Jul 1980	1 Aug 2022	2 other companies
Dexter George Desvignes	Director	Apr 1965	1 Aug 2022	2 other companies
Richard Henry Hobbs	Director	Dec 1951	1 Aug 2022	6 other companies
Jugminder Singh	Director	Aug 1978	9 Feb 2023	6 other companies
Simon James Hedley	Director	Aug 1965	16 Mar 2023	None
Nicholas Geoffrey Wrelton Triggs	Director	Feb 1959	10 Oct 2023	5 other companies
Carol Ann Richmond	Director	Dec 1963	22 Jun 2026	30 other companies
Hilary Anne Staples	Secretary	Not published	9 Dec 2025	–

Other companies run by these 8 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: 47
closed down: 20
are FCA-registered: 9

In the full report: all 47 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 9 on the FCA register
The 5 companies these 8 directors run together
All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (24)

2026

5 February 2026

Changed its registered name from "Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory and Solutions Limited"

FCA register

2022

23 August 2022

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Corporate finance business only.)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

16 June 2022

Gregory Williams no longer has significant control

Companies House

2021

9 June 2021

Incorporated at Companies House
Acrisure Re Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Gregory Williams gained significant control

Companies House

In the full report: all 24 events

All 24 events in its history (8 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 12

Connected firms

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with this firm. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms: 6
share a director: 4
share its phone number: 4

In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same phone number (4), the same postcode (4)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
5 past links through former directors

Similar firms

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

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47 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
All 24 events in its history
6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions Limited (FRN 964339) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2022 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 4585 0420 and the website arcas-global.com for Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 4 other FCA firms.

Is Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions a scam or clone?

Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.

Is my money safe with Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions?

Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions is owned by Acrisure Re Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 9 June 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Gregory Williams.

Who runs Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions?

Companies House lists 8 directors of Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions: Stephen James Farrell, Walter Thomas Benedict Canagaretna, Dexter George Desvignes, Richard Henry Hobbs, Jugminder Singh, Simon James Hedley and 2 more.

How long has Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions been in business?

The company was formed on 9 June 2021, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2022.

Does Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions use any other names?

It trades as Acrisure Capital Markets, Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory and Solutions and ARCAS. It has previously used the name Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory and Solutions Limited.