Coface UK Services Limited

Reference number: 402264

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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

Apollo Syndicate Management Limited Reference number: 660936 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.
  • Coface UK Services Limited (FRN 402264) is an AR of Apollo Syndicate Management Limited (FRN 660936). When you use Coface UK Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Coface UK Services, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When coface.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01923 478100 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode WD17 1JJ
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Other names (1)

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

  • Coface UK Services Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Apollo Syndicate Management 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
03946800
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 March 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office
34 Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1JJ, England
Nature of business
  • Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding (SIC 66290)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Anne-Cecile Marie Patricia Fournier Director Oct 1982 1 Aug 2022 1 other company
Benoit Urbin Director Dec 1971 30 Jun 2023 1 other company

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 company
1
still active
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 19 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Coface UK Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (41)

2026

12 June 2026

  • Compagnie Francaise D'Assurance Pour Le Commerce Exterieur SA gave up control

Companies House

2025

16 January 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Coface UK Services Ltd"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Compagnie Francaise D'Assurance Pour Le Commerce Exterieur SA took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2007

12 October 2007

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2004

19 July 2004

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2000

14 March 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 41 events

  • All 41 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 34
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Firms connected to Coface UK Services

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

connected firms
2
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Coface UK Services

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In the Watford (WD) postcode area

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 41 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Coface UK Services Limited FCA authorised?
Coface UK Services Limited (FRN 402264) 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 Coface UK Services?
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. Coface UK Services Limited (FRN 402264) is an AR of Apollo Syndicate Management Limited (FRN 660936). When you use Coface UK Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Coface UK Services, 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 Coface UK Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01923 478100 and the website coface.uk for Coface UK Services. 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 Coface UK Services a scam or clone?
Coface UK Services 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 Coface UK Services?
Protection works through Apollo Syndicate Management Limited, the principal firm responsible for Coface UK Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Coface UK Services?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Coface UK Services now. Before that, it was controlled by Compagnie Francaise D'Assurance Pour Le Commerce Exterieur SA.
Who runs Coface UK Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Coface UK Services: Anne-Cecile Marie Patricia Fournier and Benoit Urbin.
How long has Coface UK Services been in business?
The company was formed on 14 March 2000.
Does Coface UK Services use any other names?
It has previously used the name Coface UK Services Ltd.

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