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
Homeserve Membership Limited Reference number: 312518 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.
- Affinity Water Ltd (FRN 408941) is an AR of Homeserve Membership Limited (FRN 312518). When you use Affinity Water's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Affinity Water, 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
Tamblin Way, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9EZ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0345 357 2401 is
- Who else gives the postcode AL10 9EZ
Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Three Valleys Water Plc Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Veolia Water Central Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Veolia Water Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Veolia Water Three Valleys Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Homeserve Membership 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 name
- AFFINITY WATER LIMITED
- Company number
- 02546950 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 17 October 1990 (36 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Water collection, treatment and supply (SIC 36000)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher David Newsome | Director | Dec 1957 | 24 Jan 2019 | None |
| Justin Richard Read | Director | May 1961 | 14 Jul 2020 | 260 other companies |
| Michael Peter Francis Osborne | Director | Oct 1980 | 1 Apr 2022 | 49 other companies |
| Adam George Waddington | Director | Dec 1974 | 12 May 2023 | 14 other companies |
| Shelley Joanne Malton | Director | Jan 1974 | 1 Dec 2023 | None |
| Michael William Tuke Brown | Director | Apr 1964 | 14 Oct 2024 | 27 other companies |
| Adam Peter Stephens | Director | Apr 1983 | 1 Jan 2025 | 38 other companies |
| Mark William Garth | Director | Oct 1978 | 15 Jun 2026 | 4 other companies |
| Sebastian Schwengber | Director | Jul 1979 | 16 Sep 2026 | 31 other companies |
| Simon Anthony Follett Pugsley | Secretary | Not published | 1 Apr 2025 | – |
Other companies run by these 9 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
- 405
- closed down
- 108
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 405 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 7 on the FCA register
- The 6 companies these 9 directors run together
- All 81 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Affinity Water’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Affinity Water Capital Funds Limited gave up control
- Affinity Water Capital Funds Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Affinity Water Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2012
28 September 2012
- Changed its registered name from "Veolia Water Central Ltd"
FCA register
2009
1 July 2009
- Changed its registered name from "Three Valleys Water Plc"
FCA register
2005
14 January 2005
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1990
17 October 1990
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 164 events
- All 164 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 152
Firms connected to Affinity Water
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Affinity Water. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past links
- 7
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 7 past links through former directors
Firms like Affinity Water
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Hatfield
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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