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
Bluefriars Brokers Limited Reference number: 604987 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.
- OCEAN SPECIAL RISKS LIMITED (FRN 1005500) is an AR of Bluefriars Brokers Limited (FRN 604987). When you use OCEAN SPECIAL RISKS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from OCEAN SPECIAL RISKS, 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
Smithfield, Hawkswood Road, Downham, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1JZ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When oceanspecialrisks.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07468 862008 is
- Who else gives the postcode CM11 1JZ
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Bluefriars 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, 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
- 15083294 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 19 August 2023 (3 years old)
- Registered office
- Smithfield Hawkswood Road, Downham, Billericay, CM11 1JZ, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam William Thomas Wright | Director | Oct 1986 | 19 Aug 2023 | 1 other company |
| Stephen David Warren | Director | Jul 1958 | 1 Feb 2024 | None |
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 company
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, 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
Key dates in its history
Ocean Special Risks’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
1 February 2024
- Stephen David Warren appointed as a director
Companies House
8 January 2024
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2023
21 December 2023
- Oilfield Insurance Agencies Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
19 August 2023
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Adam William Thomas Wright became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
- Adam William Thomas Wright appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
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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