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
Geo Underwriting Services Limited Reference number: 308400 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.
- GEO SPECIALTY LIMITED (FRN 773956) is an AR of Geo Underwriting Services Limited (FRN 308400). When you use GEO SPECIALTY's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from GEO SPECIALTY, 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
Geo Underwriting, 1 Minster Court, London, EC3R 7AA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0344 892 1500 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC3R 7AA
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Geo Specialty Contractors Plant & Machinery Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Geo Specialty International Property Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Geo Specialty Political Violence Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Geo Underwriting Services 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
- 10623965 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 16 February 2017 (9 years old)
- Registered office
- 2 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London, EC3R 7PD, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Haydn Mintern | Director | Sep 1958 | 8 Jun 2023 | 41 other companies |
| ARDONAGH CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate secretary | Not published | 4 Feb 2022 | – |
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
- 41
- closed down
- 19
- are FCA-registered
- 8
In the full report: all 41 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 8 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Geo Specialty’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
8 June 2023
- Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2020
3 April 2020
- Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2017
14 March 2017
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
16 February 2017
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Geo Underwriting Services Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 25 events
- All 25 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 17
Firms connected to Geo Specialty
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Geo Specialty. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 8
- share a director
- 8
In the full report: all 8 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (8)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Geo Specialty
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 41 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 25 events in its history
- 8 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