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 4 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2022
- 1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks
Responsible principal firm
Statera Managing Agency Limited Reference number: 1032701 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.
- Horace Underwriting Limited (FRN 975431) is an AR of Statera Managing Agency Limited (FRN 1032701). When you use Horace Underwriting's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Horace 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
The Hallmark Building, 2nd Floor, 52-56 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2BJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- What kind of line 07445 244165 is
- Whether EC3A 2BJ is a shared office: 49 other firms give it
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Horace Agency Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Statera Managing Agency 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
- 14061643 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 22 April 2022 (4 years old)
- Registered office
- The Hallmark Building, 2nd Floor, 52-56 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2BJ, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Michael Rayner | Director | Jul 1978 | 22 Apr 2022 | 22 other companies |
| Heather Elizabeth Marsden | Director | Oct 1974 | 22 Apr 2022 | 15 other companies |
| John Paul Cavanagh | Director | Oct 1958 | 28 Feb 2023 | None |
| Christopher Peter Charlton | Director | Jul 1968 | 20 Jun 2023 | None |
| Heather Elizabeth Marsden | Secretary | Not published | 22 Apr 2022 | – |
| Shamsun Naher | Secretary | Not published | 28 Feb 2023 | – |
| Tamara Chabe | Secretary | Not published | 1 Aug 2025 | – |
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
- 28
- closed down
- 2
- are FCA-registered
- 12
In the full report: all 28 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 12 on the FCA register
- The 9 companies these 4 directors run together
Key dates in its history
Horace Underwriting’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
12 April 2023
- Changed its registered name from "Horace Agency Limited"
FCA register
2022
10 May 2022
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
22 April 2022
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Octave Specialty Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 8 events
- All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 4
Firms connected to Horace Underwriting
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Horace Underwriting. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 11
- share a director
- 11
- share its postcode
- 11
In the full report: all 11 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (11), the same postcode (11)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Horace Underwriting
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- 28 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 8 events in its history
- 11 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