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
Ben Nevis Specialty Limited Reference number: 1005147 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.
- Ben Nevis Specialty Europe GMBH - UK Branch (FRN 1050108) is an AR of Ben Nevis Specialty Limited (FRN 1005147). When you use Ben Nevis Specialty Europe GMBH - UK Branch's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Ben Nevis Specialty Europe GMBH - UK Branch, 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
70 Mark Lane, London, City Of London, EC3R 7NQ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 7488 2345 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode EC3R 7NQ
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Ben Nevis Specialty 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
- BEN NEVIS SPECIALTY EUROPE GMBH
- Company number
- FC042957 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Overseas company
- Incorporated
- 20 August 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- 8 Hohe Bleichen, Hamburg, 20354, Germany
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Robert Speers | Director | May 1975 | 10 Dec 2025 | 8 other companies |
| Nikolaus Michael Christian Suehr | Director | Jun 1984 | 10 Dec 2025 | None |
| David Peter Robinson | Director | May 1967 | 16 Jul 2026 | None |
Other companies run by these 3 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
- 8
- still active
- 8
- are FCA-registered
- 3
In the full report: all 8 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 3 on the FCA register
Key dates in its history
This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
20 February 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2025
20 August 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 5 events
- All 5 events in its history (2 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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
- 5
- share a director
- 3
- share its phone number
- 3
In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (3), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Similar firms
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 8 other companies its directors have run, named
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- 5 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