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.
- Appointed for 4 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2021
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House
Responsible principal firm
BMS GROUP LIMITED Reference number: 309686 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.
- BMS North American Marine Ltd (FRN 970281) is an AR of BMS GROUP LIMITED (FRN 309686). When you use BMS North American Marine's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from BMS North American Marine, 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 America Square, London, EC3N 2LS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 7480 7288 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode EC3N 2LS
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Bms Group 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.
Concerns on the company record
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
- Company name
- BMS NORTH AMERICAN MARINE LIMITED
- Company number
- 13631517 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 20 September 2021 (5 years old)
- Registered office
- C/O Bms Group, 30 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8AF, United Kingdom
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Hocking | Director | Mar 1983 | 13 Jan 2022 | None |
| Ian Patrick Gormley | Director | Feb 1972 | 6 Jun 2023 | 8 other companies |
| Morna Leather | Director | Nov 1970 | 27 Nov 2024 | 19 other companies |
| Alistair Charles Peel | Secretary | Not published | 14 Oct 2024 | – |
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
- 25
- closed down
- 15
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 25 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 one on the FCA register
- The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
BMS North American Marine’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2022
18 February 2022
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2021
20 September 2021
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Bms Investment Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 10 events
- All 10 events in its history (3 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 7
Firms connected to BMS North American Marine
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with BMS North American Marine. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 1
- share its phone number
- 2
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like BMS North American Marine
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 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