Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
Also given by 2 firms that are no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.
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Address
16 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2, Dublin, D02 FF82, Ireland
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 7977 4800 is, and the 21 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode D02 FF82
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- MPLC Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- MX Underwriting Europe Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- The Underwriting Exchange Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- 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.
- 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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- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- 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
- FC028204 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Overseas company
- Incorporated
- 16 September 2007 (19 years old)
- Registered office
- Branch Registration, Refer To Parent Registry
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Patrick O'Connor | Director | Dec 1966 | 27 Feb 2008 | 5 other companies |
| Adrian Michael Butler | Director | Oct 1967 | 31 Mar 2008 | 5 other companies |
| Warren Downey | Director | Sep 1971 | 2 Dec 2019 | 70 other companies |
| Lisa Gilton | Director | Apr 1968 | 1 Feb 2020 | None |
| Keith Dignam | Director | Nov 1961 | 27 Aug 2020 | None |
| Eleanor Borkhataria | Secretary | Not published | 21 Aug 2024 | – |
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
- 73
- closed down
- 7
- are FCA-registered
- 26
In the full report: all 73 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 26 on the FCA register, including 5 no longer authorised
- The 5 companies these 5 directors run together
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Specialist Risk Europe’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
21 July 2023
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2007
16 September 2007
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 16 events
- All 16 events in its history (3 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 9
Firms connected to Specialist Risk Europe
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Specialist Risk Europe. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 12
- share its phone number
- 12
- past links
- 2
In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same phone number (12)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 2 past links through former directors
Firms like Specialist Risk Europe
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Dublin 2
Elsewhere in the UK
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- 73 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 16 events in its history
- 12 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
- 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