Chaucer Syndicates Limited
Reference number: 204915
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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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Phone number
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Address
Chaucer Group, 52 Lime Street, London, City Of London, EC3M 7AF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When chaucergroup.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7397 9700 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Whether EC3M 7AF is a shared office: 31 other firms give it
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Lonham Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Stewart & Hughman Ltd. Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Stewart Syndicates Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Managing the underwriting capacity of a Lloyd's syndicate as a managing agent at Lloyd's
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
- 00184915 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 10 October 1922 (104 years old)
- Registered office
- 52 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AF, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
- Non-life reinsurance (SIC 65202)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Jerome Faure | Director | Dec 1957 | 7 Dec 2017 | 1 other company |
| Lesley Susan Watkins | Director | May 1959 | 31 Jan 2020 | 17 other companies |
| Paul Andrew Jardine | Director | Feb 1961 | 17 Sep 2020 | 54 other companies |
| Nicola Joy Stacey | Director | Aug 1966 | 8 Jan 2021 | None |
| Andrew Charles Pearce | Director | Feb 1961 | 28 Feb 2023 | None |
| James Edward Wright | Director | Jun 1981 | 1 Apr 2024 | 11 other companies |
| Richard Thomas Milner | Director | Oct 1972 | 20 May 2024 | 8 other companies |
| Hayley Dana Spink | Director | Aug 1970 | 29 Nov 2024 | 6 other companies |
| Hang Yin | Director | Feb 1974 | 22 Jul 2025 | 5 other companies |
| Hongyan Wang | Director | Dec 1978 | 11 Sep 2025 | None |
| Phillip John Hamer | Secretary | Not published | 1 May 2025 | – |
Other companies run by these 10 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
- 93
- closed down
- 31
- went insolvent
- 3
In the full report: all 93 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 10 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The 3 that went into liquidation or administration
- The 17 on the FCA register
- The 5 companies these 10 directors run together
- All 67 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Chaucer Syndicates’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2018
11 December 2018
- Chaucer Capital Investments Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Chaucer International Holdings Ltd gave up control
Companies House
7 December 2018
- Chaucer Capital Investments Limited gave up control
- Chaucer International Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Chaucer Capital Investments Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1996
19 December 1996
- Changed its registered name from "Stewart Syndicates Limited"
FCA register
1994
18 May 1994
- Changed its registered name from "Stewart & Hughman Ltd."
FCA register
1986
23 May 1986
- Regulated by the Society of Lloyd's from this date
FCA register
1922
10 October 1922
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 133 events
- All 133 events in its history (13 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 117
Firms connected to Chaucer Syndicates
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Chaucer Syndicates. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 6
- share a director
- 5
- share its phone number
- 1
In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 7 past links through former directors
Firms like Chaucer Syndicates
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- 93 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 133 events in its history
- 6 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
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk