Markel Consultancy Services Limited

Reference number: 589767

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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

Markel International Insurance Company Limited Reference number: 202570 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.
  • Markel Consultancy Services Limited (FRN 589767) is an AR of Markel International Insurance Company Limited (FRN 202570). When you use Markel Consultancy Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Markel Consultancy 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When uk.markel.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0345 223 2727 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CV23 0UY
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Other names (8)

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

  • Abbey Tax Protection Trading name
  • Accountax Consulting Trading name
  • Accountax Law Trading name
  • Gabelle Trading name
  • Markel Care Practitioners Trading name
  • Markel Health and Safety Trading name
  • Markel Tax Trading name
  • Abbey Tax & Consultancy Services Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Markel International Insurance Company 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, 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
08246256
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 October 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3AZ
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Richard Joseph Napoli Director Feb 1984 7 Oct 2025 5 other companies
Robert Charles Rees Director Aug 1971 4 Aug 2026 None
Lara Simone Teesdale Secretary Not published 1 Jul 2019 –

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
5
closed down
1
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Markel Consultancy Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (39)

2019

3 May 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Abbey Tax & Consultancy Services Limited"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Markel Protection Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2012

16 October 2012

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

9 October 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 39 events

  • All 39 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 28
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Firms connected to Markel Consultancy Services

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

connected firms
6
share a director
1
share its postcode
5

In the full report: all 6 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
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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 39 events in its history
  • 6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Markel Consultancy Services Limited FCA authorised?
Markel Consultancy Services Limited (FRN 589767) 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 Markel Consultancy 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. Markel Consultancy Services Limited (FRN 589767) is an AR of Markel International Insurance Company Limited (FRN 202570). When you use Markel Consultancy Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Markel Consultancy 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 Markel Consultancy Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0345 223 2727 and the website uk.markel.com/tax for Markel Consultancy Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Markel Consultancy Services a scam or clone?
Markel Consultancy 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 Markel Consultancy Services?
Protection works through Markel International Insurance Company Limited, the principal firm responsible for Markel Consultancy Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Markel Consultancy Services?
Markel Consultancy Services is owned by Markel Protection Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Markel Consultancy Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Markel Consultancy Services: Richard Joseph Napoli and Robert Charles Rees.
How long has Markel Consultancy Services been in business?
The company was formed on 9 October 2012.
Does Markel Consultancy Services use any other names?
It trades as Abbey Tax Protection, Accountax Consulting, Accountax Law, Gabelle and Markel Care Practitioners, and 2 more names. It has previously used the name Abbey Tax & Consultancy Services Limited.

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