CMA CGM (UK) Shipping Limited

Reference number: 952584

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

SME HCI Limited Reference number: 626422 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • CMA CGM (UK) Shipping Limited (FRN 952584) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not CMA CGM (UK) Shipping.
  • Example: if CMA CGM (UK) Shipping refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from CMA CGM (UK) Shipping itself.
  • 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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When cma-cgm.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0151 224 7968 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode L3 1BG
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through SME HCI 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
02475827
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 March 1990 (36 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Sea and coastal freight water transport (SIC 50200)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ludovic Marcel Jean-Claude Renou Director Apr 1971 6 Dec 2024 2 other companies
Natasha Griffin Director Jan 1974 30 Jun 2025 7 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
7
still active
7
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 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 2 directors run together
  • All 36 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2019Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£18.2k

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Profit before tax

£3,092

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Net assets

£122k

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Cash at bank

£89

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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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02475827. 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

CMA CGM (UK) Shipping’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (77)

2021

9 June 2021

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2018

25 June 2018

  • Cma Cgm (UK) Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

24 June 2018

  • Jacques Saade no longer holds 50–75% of the votes

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Jacques Saade gained 50–75% of the votes

Companies House

1990

1 March 1990

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 77 events

  • All 77 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 72
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Firms connected to CMA CGM (UK) Shipping

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with CMA CGM (UK) Shipping. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
5
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 77 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is CMA CGM (UK) Shipping Limited FCA authorised?
CMA CGM (UK) Shipping Limited (FRN 952584) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for CMA CGM (UK) Shipping?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. CMA CGM (UK) Shipping Limited (FRN 952584) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not CMA CGM (UK) Shipping. Example: if CMA CGM (UK) Shipping refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from CMA CGM (UK) Shipping itself. 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 CMA CGM (UK) Shipping’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0151 224 7968 and the website cma-cgm.com for CMA CGM (UK) Shipping. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is CMA CGM (UK) Shipping a scam or clone?
CMA CGM (UK) Shipping 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 CMA CGM (UK) Shipping?
Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for CMA CGM (UK) Shipping's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns CMA CGM (UK) Shipping?
CMA CGM (UK) Shipping is owned by Cma Cgm (UK) Holdings Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 25 June 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Jacques Saade.
Who runs CMA CGM (UK) Shipping?
Companies House lists 2 directors of CMA CGM (UK) Shipping: Ludovic Marcel Jean-Claude Renou and Natasha Griffin.
How long has CMA CGM (UK) Shipping been in business?
The company was formed on 1 March 1990.
What do CMA CGM (UK) Shipping’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2019, show turnover of £18.2k (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £3,092 (no earlier figure to compare).

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