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
S A Meacock & Co Ltd, Hasilwood House 60-64, Bishopsgate, London, City Of London, EC2N 4AW, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 7374 6727 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC2N 4AW
Warning
Scammers have impersonated this firm
Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.
Fake phone numbers (1)
- 020 3167 8704
Fake email addresses (1)
- info@meacock-capital.com
Fake websites (1)
- meacock-capital.com
The FCA warning these came from
- Meacock Capital 1 September 2018
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- 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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- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- 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
- Managing the underwriting capacity of a Lloyd's syndicate as a managing agent at Lloyd's
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.
The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 03251910 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 19 September 1996 (30 years old)
- Registered office
- Hasilwood House, 60 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AW
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Karl William Jarvis | Director | Oct 1961 | 11 Nov 1996 | 5 other companies |
| Alec Taylor | Director | Nov 1952 | 11 Nov 1996 | 2 other companies |
| James Michael Meacock | Director | Oct 1968 | 16 Aug 2006 | 5 other companies |
| David John Jones | Director | Nov 1965 | 20 May 2010 | 3 other companies |
| Matthew Paul Bartlett | Director | Mar 1977 | 1 Jan 2014 | 1 other company |
| David Gordon Taylor Rea | Director | Mar 1950 | 1 Aug 2019 | 3 other companies |
| Gary James Thompson | Director | Sep 1983 | 1 Jul 2023 | 1 other company |
| Miriam Catherine Goddard | Director | Jan 1964 | 1 Jul 2025 | 8 other companies |
| Jonathan Rory Turner | Director | Mar 1969 | 18 Aug 2026 | 16 other companies |
| Shelley Simmonds | Secretary | Not published | 20 May 2010 | – |
Other companies run by these 9 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
- 35
- closed down
- 11
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 35 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 5 on the FCA register
- The 3 companies these 9 directors run together
- All 16 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
S. A. Meacock & Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
1 November 2023
- James Michael Meacock became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
19 February 2023
- Michael John Meacock stopped being the majority owner
Companies House
2018
1 September 2018
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2016
6 April 2016
- Michael John Meacock became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1996
6 November 1996
- Regulated by the Society of Lloyd's from this date
FCA register
19 September 1996
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 35 events
- All 35 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 23
Firms connected to S. A. Meacock & Company
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with S. A. Meacock & Company. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share a director
- 2
- past links
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 2 past links through former directors
Firms like S. A. Meacock & Company
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
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- 35 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 35 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, 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
- FCA warning: Meacock Capital fca.org.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