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 14 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2001
- Its whole board of directors changed in August 2026
- 1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks
Responsible principal firm
Burns & Wilcox Global Solutions Limited Reference number: 309345 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.
- Cranbrook Underwriting Limited (FRN 587073) is an AR of Burns & Wilcox Global Solutions Limited (FRN 309345). When you use Cranbrook Underwriting's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Cranbrook Underwriting, 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
30 St Mary Axe, 8th Floor, London, EC3A 8BF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- What kind of line 020 7337 3510 is
- Whether EC3A 8BF is a shared office: 20 other firms give it
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Cranbrook Associates Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Burns & Wilcox Global Solutions 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.
- Company number
- 04286691 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 13 September 2001 (25 years old)
- Registered office
- 30 St Mary Axe, St. Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8BF, England
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Paul Greensmith | Director | Jan 1975 | 4 Aug 2026 | 19 other companies |
| Emily Rose Cane | Secretary | Not published | 25 Aug 2026 | – |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 19
- still active
- 19
- are FCA-registered
- 6
In the full report: all 19 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 6 on the FCA register
- All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Cranbrook Underwriting’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
4 August 2026
- Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over
Companies House
2025
1 September 2025
- Chesterfield Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
13 September 2016
- H.W. Kaufman Group London Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2012
2 October 2012
- Changed its registered name from "Cranbrook Associates Limited"
FCA register
29 August 2012
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2004
17 June 2004
- Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2001
13 September 2001
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 24 events
- All 24 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 17
Firms connected to Cranbrook Underwriting
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Cranbrook Underwriting. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share a director
- 4
- share its postcode
- 4
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 2 past links through former directors
Firms like Cranbrook Underwriting
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- 19 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 24 events in its history
- 4 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