Markel (UK) Limited
Reference number: 402229
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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 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 (UK) Limited (FRN 402229) is an AR of Markel International Insurance Company Limited (FRN 202570). When you use Markel (UK)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Markel (UK), 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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Phone number
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Address
City Square House, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS1 4DL, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When uk.markel.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0113 234 3734 is
- Who else gives the postcode LS1 4DL
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection 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, 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
- 02430992 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 10 October 1989 (37 years old)
- Registered office
- 20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3AZ
- 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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| Andrew John Davies | Director | Jan 1966 | 5 Aug 2002 | 26 other companies |
| Andrew Neil Mcmellin | Director | Jul 1966 | 29 Mar 2026 | 27 other companies |
| Lara Simone Teesdale | Secretary | Not published | 1 Jan 2020 | – |
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
- 43
- closed down
- 11
- are FCA-registered
- 8
In the full report: all 43 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 8 on the FCA register
- The 10 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Markel (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2020
31 March 2020
- Andrew John Bailey stopped being a part-owner
- Markel International Insurance Company Limited gained 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Andrew John Bailey became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Andrew John Davies became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Markel Capital Holdings Ltd gained significant control
Companies House
2005
14 January 2005
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1989
10 October 1989
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 21 events
- All 21 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 14
Firms connected to Markel (UK)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Markel (UK). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 3
- past links
- 5
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 5 past links through former directors
Firms like Markel (UK)
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Leeds
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- 43 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 21 events in its history
- 3 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