Authorised, but in an insolvency process
This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.
- No FCA actions
- Company: in liquidation
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House
- Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House
What the FCA says
ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process
This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).
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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No phone number on the FCA register
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Address
c/o Derek Hyslop, Richard Barker and Simon Edel, of Ernst & Young, 1 More London Place, London, SE1 2AF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 1 background check
- Who else gives the postcode SE1 2AF
Other names (7)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Hba Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- BD (London) Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- BD Underwriters Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- BD Underwriting Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Broker Direct (London) Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Broker Direct Underwriters Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Broker Direct Underwriting Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- In an insolvency processMoney the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
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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.
Concerns on the company record
- Companies House records this company in liquidation, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
- Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
- This company has insolvency history on record.
- Company number
- 03140176 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Liquidation
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 15 December 1995 (30 years old)
- Registered office
- 1 More London Place, London, SE1 2AF
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Colin James Langley | Director | Jan 1960 | 31 Mar 2014 | 7 other companies |
| Eric Brian Allman | Director | Feb 1956 | 7 Jun 2022 | 3 other companies |
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
- 8
- closed down
- 4
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 8 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 on the FCA register
- The 2 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 21 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Houlder Insurance Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2020
12 November 2020
- Senator Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Senator Insurance Holdings Limited gave up control
Companies House
2017
22 December 2017
- Senator Insurance Asset Management Limited gave up control
- Senator Insurance Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
9 August 2016
- Changed its registered name from "Hba Limited"
FCA register
3 August 2016
- Changed its registered name from "Houlder Insurance Services Limited"
FCA register
6 April 2016
- Senator Insurance Asset Management Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2014
31 March 2014
- Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 3 new directors took over
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2005
14 January 2005
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1995
15 December 1995
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 66 events
- All 66 events in its history (12 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 40
Firms connected to Houlder Insurance Services
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Houlder Insurance Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 5
- share a director
- 1
- share its postcode
- 5
In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (5)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Houlder Insurance Services
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
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- 8 other companies its directors have run, named
- 1 background check on its contact details
- All 66 events in its history
- 5 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
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk