MB Partners Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2009
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

Responsible principal firm

Ardonagh Specialty Limited Reference number: 449988 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
MB Partners Limited (FRN 1055099) introduces customers to Ardonagh Specialty Limited (FRN 449988). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not MB Partners.
Example: if MB Partners refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from MB Partners itself.
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.

Website

wearembp.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01763 250888
Address

27 Kneesworth Street, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5AB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

When wearembp.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01763 250888 is
Who else gives the postcode SG8 5AB

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Ardonagh Specialty 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: 06945477 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 26 June 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office: Kindred House, 17 Hartfield Road, London, SW19 3SE, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified (SIC 64209)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Mark Blundell	Director	Apr 1966	3 Jul 2009	9 other companies
Ian Michael Childs	Director	Nov 1956	4 Jul 2013	7 other companies
Theodoros Paphitis	Director	Sep 1959	4 Jul 2013	55 other companies
Simon John Lakin	Director	Sep 1967	1 Aug 2024	7 other companies
Kirsten Lawton	Director	Apr 1968	10 Dec 2024	153 other companies
Kirsten Lawton	Secretary	Not published	6 Apr 2018	–

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: 213
closed down: 138
went insolvent: 1

In the full report: all 213 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
The one that went into liquidation or administration
The 3 on the FCA register
The 12 companies these 5 directors run together
All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

MB Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (19)

2026

15 May 2026

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Mark Blundell became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2009

26 June 2009

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

All 19 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 15

Firms connected to MB Partners

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like MB Partners

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In Royston

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213 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
All 19 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is MB Partners Limited FCA authorised?

MB Partners Limited (FRN 1055099) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for MB Partners?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. MB Partners Limited (FRN 1055099) introduces customers to Ardonagh Specialty Limited (FRN 449988). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not MB Partners. Example: if MB Partners refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from MB Partners itself. 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 MB Partners’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01763 250888 and the website wearembp.com for MB Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is MB Partners a scam or clone?

MB Partners 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 MB Partners?

Protection works through Ardonagh Specialty Limited, the principal firm responsible for MB Partners's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns MB Partners?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of MB Partners: Mr Mark Blundell (25–50% of shares).

Who runs MB Partners?

Companies House lists 5 directors of MB Partners: Mark Blundell, Ian Michael Childs, Theodoros Paphitis, Simon John Lakin and Kirsten Lawton.

How long has MB Partners been in business?

The company was formed on 26 June 2009.