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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
North Star Underwriting Limited, Floor 15, 20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3BY, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- What kind of line 020 7220 0100 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Whether EC3M 3BY is a shared office: 26 other firms give it
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- S R Bishop Underwriting Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
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
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
- 04575038 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 28 October 2002 (23 years old)
- Registered office
- Floor 15, 20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3BY, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasif Salim Jabsheh | Director | Jan 1943 | 9 Jul 2007 | None |
| William Graham Hensman | Director | Aug 1960 | 22 Jul 2009 | 1 other company |
| Andreas Costas Loucaides | Director | Oct 1952 | 17 Jun 2015 | 4 other companies |
Other companies run by these 3 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
- 4
- closed down
- 2
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 4 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 3 directors run together
- All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Profit before tax
−£185k
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Net assets
£290k
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Cash at bank
£261k
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Employees (average)
0
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About these figures
- Turnover
- Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
- Profit before tax
- What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
- Net assets, or total equity
- Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
- Total assets and total liabilities
- Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
- Cash at bank
- Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
- Owed within a year, owed after a year
- Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04575038. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
North Star Underwriting’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2020
17 March 2020
- International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. took control (75–100% of shares)
- Wasef Jabsheh stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2016
30 June 2016
- Wasef Jabsheh became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2009
23 November 2009
- Changed its registered name from "S R Bishop Underwriting Limited"
FCA register
2005
14 January 2005
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2002
28 October 2002
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 29 events
- All 29 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 19
Firms connected to North Star Underwriting
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with North Star Underwriting. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
- share its phone number
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like North Star Underwriting
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- 4 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 29 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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