Generation Underwriting Management Limited

Reference number: 511514

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When generationunderwriting.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7977 4800 is, and the 19 other firms that give it
  • Whether EC3A 7AW is a shared office: 30 other firms give it
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Other names (2)

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

  • Generation Trading name
  • Generation Underwriting Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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
06988944
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 August 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office
7th Floor, The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AW, England
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Joseph James Hanly Director Jul 1971 1 Jul 2025 86 other companies
Lee David Anderson Director Jan 1972 1 Jul 2025 None

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
86
closed down
19
are FCA-registered
24

In the full report: all 86 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 24 on the FCA register, including 2 no longer authorised
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£579k

+20% from £481k

Cash at bank

£838k

+32% from £636k

Employees (average)

14

+17% from 12

Owed within a year

£2.25m

+21% from £1.86m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 06988944. 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

Generation Underwriting Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (37)

2021

31 January 2021

  • Board replaced: all 4 directors left and 6 new directors took over
  • Arden Uw Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Ian Gordon Henderson stopped being a part-owner
  • Peter Stuart Bell stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

1 August 2016

  • Ian Gordon Henderson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Peter Stuart Bell became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2010

1 April 2010

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register · Companies House

2009

9 December 2009

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

12 August 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 37 events

  • All 37 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 23
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Firms connected to Generation Underwriting Management

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

connected firms
12
no longer authorised
1
share its phone number
12

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (12), the same postcode (12)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 86 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 37 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Generation Underwriting Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Generation Underwriting Management Limited (FRN 511514) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2010 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Generation Underwriting Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7977 4800 and the website generationunderwriting.com for Generation Underwriting Management. 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 19 other FCA firms, 2 of which are no longer authorised.
Is Generation Underwriting Management a scam or clone?
Generation Underwriting Management 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 Generation Underwriting Management?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Generation Underwriting Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Generation Underwriting Management?
Generation Underwriting Management is owned by Arden Uw Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 31 January 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Peter Stuart Bell and Mr Ian Gordon Henderson.
Who runs Generation Underwriting Management?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Generation Underwriting Management: Joseph James Hanly and Lee David Anderson.
How long has Generation Underwriting Management been in business?
The company was formed on 12 August 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2010.
What do Generation Underwriting Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £579k (+20% from £481k) and cash at bank of £838k (+32% from £636k).
Does Generation Underwriting Management use any other names?
It trades as Generation and Generation Underwriting.

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