Navitas UK Holdings Limited

Reference number: 731629

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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.

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.
  • Navitas UK Holdings Limited (FRN 731629) is an AR of Howden UK Brokers Limited (FRN 307663). When you use Navitas UK Holdings's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Navitas UK Holdings, 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 navitas.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01865 647064 is
  • Who else gives the postcode OX14 1UJ
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Other names (3)

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

  • Navitas Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Navitas - Edinburgh International College Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Edinburgh International College Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Howden UK Brokers 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 November 2006 (19 years old)
Registered office
The Lambourn, Wyndyke Furlong, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1UJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • First-degree level higher education (SIC 85421)
  • Post-graduate level higher education (SIC 85422)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Daniel Lovegrove Director Jul 1974 3 Aug 2015 25 other companies
Christopher Gilbert Wood Director Aug 1965 28 Jan 2020 6 other companies
Rachel Harriet Wilkinson Director Apr 1975 20 Apr 2021 18 other companies
Helen Elisabeth Higson (Prof) Director May 1960 28 Feb 2022 9 other companies
PENNSEC LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 22 Oct 2019 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
41
closed down
4
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 41 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 17 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Navitas UK Holdings’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2020

1 December 2020

  • Marron Group UK Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Navitas Limited gave up control

Companies House

2018

22 February 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "Navitas - Edinburgh International College"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

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

Companies House

12 January 2016

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2006

27 November 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to Navitas UK Holdings

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
past link
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
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Navitas UK Holdings

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

In Abingdon

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 41 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 23 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Navitas UK Holdings Limited FCA authorised?
Navitas UK Holdings Limited (FRN 731629) 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 Navitas UK Holdings?
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. Navitas UK Holdings Limited (FRN 731629) is an AR of Howden UK Brokers Limited (FRN 307663). When you use Navitas UK Holdings's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Navitas UK Holdings, 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 Navitas UK Holdings’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01865 647064 and the website navitas.com for Navitas UK Holdings. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Navitas UK Holdings a scam or clone?
Navitas UK Holdings 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 Navitas UK Holdings?
Protection works through Howden UK Brokers Limited, the principal firm responsible for Navitas UK Holdings's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Navitas UK Holdings?
Navitas UK Holdings is owned by Marron Group UK Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 1 December 2020. Before that, it was controlled by Navitas Limited.
Who runs Navitas UK Holdings?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Navitas UK Holdings: Paul Daniel Lovegrove, Christopher Gilbert Wood, Rachel Harriet Wilkinson and Helen Elisabeth Higson (Prof).
How long has Navitas UK Holdings been in business?
The company was formed on 27 November 2006.
Does Navitas UK Holdings use any other names?
It trades as Navitas. It has previously used 2 other names: Navitas - Edinburgh International College and Edinburgh International College.

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