Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
Markerstudy House, 45 Westerham Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2QB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When markerstudy.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01227 284700 is
- Who else gives the postcode TN13 2QB
Other names (11)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Geoffrey Insurance Services Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Markerstudy Group Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Zenith Marque Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Chaucer Insurance Services Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Zenith Marque Insurance Services Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Chaucer Direct Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Guild Business Insurance Services Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- REIS Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Richard Eggar Insurance Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Richard Egger Insurance Services Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Zenith Car Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- 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
Limits on what they may do
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Voluntary requirement
1. The Firm must maintain an agreed sum of funds.
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
- 02135730 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 29 May 1987 (39 years old)
- Registered office
- 45 Westerham Road, Bessels Green, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2QB, England
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Anthony Southworth | Director | Jul 1960 | 1 Jul 2026 | 4 other companies |
| Mark Andrew Summerfield | Director | Nov 1961 | 1 Jul 2026 | 3 other companies |
| Stuart Robert Vann | Director | Jul 1971 | 1 Jul 2026 | None |
| Andrew Allan Johnston | Director | Aug 1972 | 1 Jul 2026 | 4 other companies |
| Sharon Marie Ludlow | Director | Aug 1966 | 1 Jul 2026 | None |
| Laura Gaind-Delee | Secretary | Not published | 24 Jul 2026 | – |
Other companies run by these 5 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
- 7
- closed down
- 2
- are FCA-registered
- 2
In the full report: all 7 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 on the FCA register
- The 3 companies these 5 directors run together
- All 45 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Markerstudy Insurance Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
1 July 2026
- Board replaced: all 5 directors left and 5 new directors took over
- Markerstudy Group Limited gave up control
- Saturn Holdings PLC took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2025
6 October 2025
- FCA imposed a requirement (Voluntary requirement)
FCA register
2021
15 July 2021
- Kevin Ronald Spencer gave up control
- Markerstudy Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2018
31 May 2018
- Changed its registered name from "Zenith Marque Insurance Services Limited"
FCA register
2017
25 June 2017
- Kevin Ronald Spencer took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Markerstudy Holdings Limited gave up control
- Markerstudy Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
29 February 2016
- Changed its registered name from "Chaucer Insurance Services Ltd"
FCA register
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2007
20 December 2007
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1987
29 May 1987
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 115 events
- All 115 events in its history (15 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 80
Firms connected to Markerstudy Insurance Services
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Markerstudy Insurance Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share a director
- 2
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Markerstudy Insurance Services
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Sevenoaks
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- 7 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 115 events in its history
- 4 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
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk