Hampden Syndicate Services Limited: FCA regulated?

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 9 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2016
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

Responsible principal firm

Asta Managing Agency Ltd Reference number: 204897 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.
Hampden Syndicate Services Limited (FRN 769138) is an AR of Asta Managing Agency Ltd (FRN 204897). When you use Hampden Syndicate Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Hampden Syndicate 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.

Website

hampden.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01494 489001
Address

40 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0BT, United Kingdom

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

When hampden.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01494 489001 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
Whether EC3V 0BT is a shared office: 24 other firms give it

Other names (1)

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

Verto Syndicate Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Asta Managing Agency Ltd, 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: 10449514 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 27 October 2016 (9 years old)
Registered office: 5th Floor 40 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0BT, England
Nature of business: Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Stephen James Harris	Director	Jul 1970	27 Oct 2016	33 other companies
Charles Guy Camroux-Oliver	Director	Apr 1970	27 Oct 2016	15 other companies
Leah Claire Frances Smith	Director	Dec 1980	9 Oct 2023	None
Giancarlo Michael Angelo D’Alessandro	Director	Aug 1988	4 Feb 2026	None
HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC	Corporate secretary	Not published	27 Oct 2016	–

Other companies run by these 4 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: 35
closed down: 14
run together: 13

In the full report: all 35 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 13 companies these 4 directors run together
All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Hampden Syndicate Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (16)

2017

11 January 2017

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

27 October 2016

Incorporated at Companies House
Hampden Capital Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

All 16 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 12

Firms connected to Hampden Syndicate Services

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

connected firms: 3
share its phone number: 3
share its postcode: 3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same phone number (3), the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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35 other companies its directors have run, named
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All 16 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hampden Syndicate Services Limited FCA authorised?

Hampden Syndicate Services Limited (FRN 769138) 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 Hampden Syndicate 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. Hampden Syndicate Services Limited (FRN 769138) is an AR of Asta Managing Agency Ltd (FRN 204897). When you use Hampden Syndicate Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Hampden Syndicate 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 Hampden Syndicate Services’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01494 489001 and the website hampden.co.uk for Hampden Syndicate 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 3 other FCA firms.

Is Hampden Syndicate Services a scam or clone?

Hampden Syndicate 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 Hampden Syndicate Services?

Protection works through Asta Managing Agency Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Hampden Syndicate Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Hampden Syndicate Services?

Hampden Syndicate Services is owned by Hampden Capital Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 27 October 2016.

Who runs Hampden Syndicate Services?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Hampden Syndicate Services: Stephen James Harris, Charles Guy Camroux-Oliver, Leah Claire Frances Smith and Giancarlo Michael Angelo D’Alessandro.

How long has Hampden Syndicate Services been in business?

The company was formed on 27 October 2016.

Does Hampden Syndicate Services use any other names?

It trades as Verto Syndicate.