Authorised, but flagged by the FCA
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- Authorised for 21 years
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2002
- Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025
What the FCA says
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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
145 leadenhall street, London, EC3V 4QT, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07974 144058 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC3V 4QT
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
- 04392319 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 12 March 2002 (24 years old)
- Registered office
- 145 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3V 4QT, England
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Henry Wilce | Director | Nov 1988 | 9 Apr 2018 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by its director
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- 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 its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Total equity
£86.1k
+159% from £33.3k
Cash at bank
£159k
+15% from £138k
Owed within a year
£213k
−10% from £236k
Assets and liabilities
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 04392319. 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
Pw Underwriting’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
29 August 2023
- Charles Henry Wilce gained significant control
Companies House
12 March 2023
- Peter David Willis stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2022
16 May 2022
- Chw Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
1 June 2016
- Peter David Willis became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2005
14 January 2005
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2002
12 March 2002
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 13 events
- All 13 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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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