Active Underwriting Specialists Limited

Reference number: 448183

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Authorised by the FCA

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

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When sportscovereurope.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7444 1771 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC3M 6BN
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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.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • 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)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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
05671105
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 January 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
6th Floor Sackville House, 143-149 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 6BN, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Martin John Crannis Director Jan 1963 17 Jun 2015 9 other companies
Steven Charles Gowland Director Oct 1969 7 May 2021 1 other company
Charles Wesley Singh Director Aug 1964 1 Jan 2023 25 other companies
Andrew Graham Morpeth Director Sep 1964 30 Jan 2024 26 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
51
closed down
15
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 51 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 9 on the FCA register
  • The 7 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£59.7k

+296% from £15.1k

Net assets

£230k

+32% from £173k

Cash at bank

£918

Same as £918

Owed within a year

£15.2k

Same as £15.2k

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £226k, for the year to 31 December 2021.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05671105. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Active Underwriting Specialists’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (13) All events (39)

2022

20 October 2022

  • Activerisk Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Spvsce Limited gave up control

Companies House

2021

7 May 2021

  • Christopher Peter Nash no longer has significant control
  • Martin John Crannis no longer has significant control
  • Peter Nash stopped being a part-owner
  • Spvsce Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Christopher Peter Nash gained significant control
  • Martin John Crannis gained significant control
  • Peter Nash became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2006

22 March 2006

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

10 January 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 39 events

  • All 39 events in its history (13 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 24
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Firms connected to Active Underwriting Specialists

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

connected firms
7
share a director
5
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 4 past links through former directors
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  • 51 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 39 events in its history
  • 7 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Active Underwriting Specialists Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Active Underwriting Specialists Limited (FRN 448183) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2006 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Active Underwriting Specialists’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7444 1771 and the website sportscovereurope.com for Active Underwriting Specialists. 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 2 other FCA firms.
Is Active Underwriting Specialists a scam or clone?
Active Underwriting Specialists 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 Active Underwriting Specialists?
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 Active Underwriting Specialists to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Active Underwriting Specialists?
Active Underwriting Specialists is owned by Activerisk Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes, can appoint and remove the board and held through a firm, since 20 October 2022. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Christopher Peter Nash, Mr Martin John Crannis and Mr Peter Nash.
Who runs Active Underwriting Specialists?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Active Underwriting Specialists: Martin John Crannis, Steven Charles Gowland, Charles Wesley Singh and Andrew Graham Morpeth.
How long has Active Underwriting Specialists been in business?
The company was formed on 10 January 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2006.
What do Active Underwriting Specialists’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of £59.7k (+296% from £15.1k) and net assets of £230k (+32% from £173k).

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