Portsmouth Water Limited
Reference number: 921632
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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.
Responsible principal firm
Homeserve Membership Limited Reference number: 312518 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.
- Portsmouth Water Limited (FRN 921632) is an AR of Homeserve Membership Limited (FRN 312518). When you use Portsmouth Water's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Portsmouth Water, 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
West Street, Havant, PO9 1LG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When portsmouthwater.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 023 9249 9888 is
- Who else gives the postcode PO9 1LG
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Homeserve Membership 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
- 02536455 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 31 August 1990 (36 years old)
- Registered office
- Brockhampton Springs, West Street, Havant, PO9 1LG, England
- Nature of business
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- Water collection, treatment and supply (SIC 36000)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Colin Robert Taylor | Director | Jun 1961 | 1 Nov 2018 | 18 other companies |
| Christopher Deacon | Director | Dec 1947 | 1 May 2020 | None |
| Christopher Loughlin | Director | Aug 1952 | 1 Apr 2021 | 29 other companies |
| John Christopher Milner | Director | Jun 1976 | 1 Oct 2021 | 6 other companies |
| Lara Dimitrova Stoimenova (Dr) | Director | Apr 1972 | 17 Jan 2022 | 5 other companies |
| Hayley Elizabeth Hewson | Secretary | Not published | 26 Sep 2025 | – |
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
- 46
- closed down
- 10
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 46 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 one on the FCA register
- The 10 companies these 5 directors run together
- All 32 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Portsmouth Water’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2021
1 April 2021
- Christopher Loughlin gained significant control
Companies House
5 March 2021
- David William Owens no longer has significant control
Companies House
2020
25 February 2020
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2018
16 March 2018
- Ancala Fornia Limited gave up control
- Ancala Fornia Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- David James Ellis no longer has significant control
- David William Owens gained significant control
- Mark Shepherd no longer has significant control
- Neville Smith no longer has significant control
- Paul Treagust no longer has significant control
- Stuart Robert Lindsay no longer has significant control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- David James Ellis gained significant control
- Mark Shepherd gained significant control
- Neville Smith gained significant control
- Paul Treagust gained significant control
- Portsmouth Water Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Stuart Robert Lindsay gained significant control
Companies House
1990
31 August 1990
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 69 events
- All 69 events in its history (18 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 51
Firms connected to Portsmouth Water
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Portsmouth Water. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past link
- 1
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Portsmouth Water
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In the Portsmouth (PO) postcode area
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- 46 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 69 events in its history
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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