Cameron Specialty Insurance Limited

Reference number: 976542

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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

Shape Underwriting Limited Reference number: 933203 Authorised 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.
  • Cameron Specialty Insurance Limited (FRN 976542) is an AR of Shape Underwriting Limited (FRN 933203). When you use Cameron Specialty Insurance's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Cameron Specialty Insurance, 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07711 832731

  • Address

    250 Avenue West, Skyline 120, Great Notley, Braintree, CM77 7AA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 07711 832731 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CM77 7AA
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Other names (2)

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

  • Cameron Speciality Insurance Limited Former name
  • Cameron Speciality Insurance Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Shape Underwriting 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, free
    You 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 number
14029884
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 April 2022 (4 years old)
Registered office
250 Avenue West, Great Notley, Braintree, CM77 7AA, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Thomas Charles Cameron Kirkland Director Oct 1987 6 Apr 2022 1 other company
Adrian Colosso Director May 1957 28 Mar 2023 60 other companies
Abigail Lucy Benson Director Jan 1991 6 Aug 2025 12 other companies
Mandy Hunt Director Jul 1971 6 Aug 2025 3 other companies
Ruth Oliva Blackshaw Pearson Secretary Not published 6 Aug 2025 –

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
75
closed down
43
are FCA-registered
15

In the full report: all 75 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 15 on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 November 2024Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£221k

+109% from £106k

Cash at bank

£62.6k

−35% from £96.2k

Employees (average)

5

+67% from 3

Owed within a year

£45.4k

−71% from £155k

Assets and liabilities

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 14029884. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Cameron Specialty Insurance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (19)

2025

16 June 2025

  • Cameron Specialty Holdco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Thomas Charles Cameron Kirkland stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2022

1 December 2022

  • Paul Adams stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

10 September 2022

  • Paul Adams became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

26 August 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Cameron Speciality Insurance Limited"

FCA register

14 July 2022

  • David Walland stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

27 May 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

6 April 2022

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • David Walland became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Thomas Charles Cameron Kirkland became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Cameron Specialty Insurance

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

connected firms
12
share a director
11
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (11), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 75 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 19 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cameron Specialty Insurance Limited FCA authorised?
Cameron Specialty Insurance Limited (FRN 976542) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Cameron Specialty Insurance?
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. Cameron Specialty Insurance Limited (FRN 976542) is an AR of Shape Underwriting Limited (FRN 933203). When you use Cameron Specialty Insurance's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Cameron Specialty Insurance, 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.
What is Cameron Specialty Insurance’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07711 832731 for Cameron Specialty Insurance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Cameron Specialty Insurance a scam or clone?
Cameron Specialty Insurance 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 Cameron Specialty Insurance?
Protection works through Shape Underwriting Limited, the principal firm responsible for Cameron Specialty Insurance's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Cameron Specialty Insurance?
Cameron Specialty Insurance is owned by Cameron Specialty Holdco Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 16 June 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Thomas Charles Cameron Kirkland, Mr David Walland and Mr Paul Adams.
Who runs Cameron Specialty Insurance?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Cameron Specialty Insurance: Thomas Charles Cameron Kirkland, Adrian Colosso, Abigail Lucy Benson and Mandy Hunt.
How long has Cameron Specialty Insurance been in business?
The company was formed on 6 April 2022.
What do Cameron Specialty Insurance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2024, show net assets of £221k (+109% from £106k) and cash at bank of £62.6k (−35% from £96.2k).
Does Cameron Specialty Insurance use any other names?
It has previously used 2 other names: Cameron Speciality Insurance Limited and Cameron Speciality Insurance.

Sources and links

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