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 3 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2021
- 1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks
Responsible principal firm
Asta Underwriting Management Ltd Reference number: 657311 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.
- Ki Digital Services Limited (FRN 1001654) is an AR of Asta Underwriting Management Ltd (FRN 657311). When you use Ki Digital Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Ki Digital 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
122 Leadenhall Street, EC3V 4AB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- What kind of line 07790 905639 is
- Whether EC3V 4AB is a shared office: 32 other firms give it
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Asta Underwriting Management 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, 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
- 13786749 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 7 December 2021 (4 years old)
- Registered office
- 122 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3V 4AB, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hearsum | Director | Nov 1976 | 6 Sep 2023 | None |
| Keith Arthur Parker | Director | Aug 1966 | 6 Sep 2023 | 11 other companies |
| Richard Paul Barke | Director | May 1982 | 23 Jul 2025 | 14 other companies |
Other companies run by these 3 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
- 24
- closed down
- 1
- are FCA-registered
- 4
In the full report: all 24 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 4 on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 3 directors run together
- All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Ki Digital Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
6 October 2023
- Brit Group Services Limited gave up control
- Ki Financial Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
26 September 2023
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
6 September 2023
- Board replaced: both directors left and 3 new directors took over
Companies House
2021
7 December 2021
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Brit Group Services Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 15 events
- All 15 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 9
Firms connected to Ki Digital Services
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ki Digital Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past links
- 4
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 4 past links through former directors
Firms like Ki Digital Services
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In the Central London (EC) postcode area
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- 24 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 15 events in its history
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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