Reel Media Specialty Ins. Ltd

Reference number: 1035690

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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

WORLDWIDE HOLE'N ONE LIMITED Reference number: 305121 Authorised 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.
  • Reel Media Specialty Ins. Ltd (FRN 1035690) is an AR of WORLDWIDE HOLE'N ONE LIMITED (FRN 305121). When you use Reel Media Specialty Ins.'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Reel Media Specialty Ins., 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 rmsinternational.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01727 843686 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode AL1 1LJ
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Other names (1)

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

  • Reel Media Specialty International Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Worldwide Hole'n One 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 number
16467181
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 May 2025 (1 year old)
Registered office
65 London Road, St. Albans, England, AL1 1LJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Jennings Director Dec 1963 22 May 2025 1 other company
John Alan Young Director Aug 1980 10 Sep 2026 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
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Reel Media Specialty Ins.’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (9)

2025

7 July 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Reel Media Specialty Ins. Ltd."
  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

22 May 2025

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Reel Media Holdings Ltd. took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Reel Media Specialty Ins.

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

connected firms
3
share its phone number
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Reel Media Specialty Ins.

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

In St. Albans

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 9 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Reel Media Specialty Ins. Ltd FCA authorised?
Reel Media Specialty Ins. Ltd (FRN 1035690) 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 Reel Media Specialty Ins.?
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. Reel Media Specialty Ins. Ltd (FRN 1035690) is an AR of WORLDWIDE HOLE'N ONE LIMITED (FRN 305121). When you use Reel Media Specialty Ins.'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Reel Media Specialty Ins., 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 Reel Media Specialty Ins.’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01727 843686 and the website rmsinternational.co.uk for Reel Media Specialty Ins.. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 3 other FCA firms.
Is Reel Media Specialty Ins. a scam or clone?
Reel Media Specialty Ins. 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 Reel Media Specialty Ins.?
Protection works through Worldwide Hole'n One Limited, the principal firm responsible for Reel Media Specialty Ins.'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Reel Media Specialty Ins.?
Reel Media Specialty Ins. is owned by Reel Media Holdings Ltd., which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 22 May 2025.
Who runs Reel Media Specialty Ins.?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Reel Media Specialty Ins.: John Jennings and John Alan Young.
How long has Reel Media Specialty Ins. been in business?
The company was formed on 22 May 2025.
Does Reel Media Specialty Ins. use any other names?
It trades as Reel Media Specialty International.

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