Spicerhaart Residential Lettings Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 21 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2004

Responsible principal firm

LET INSURANCE SERVICES LTD Reference number: 474985 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
Spicerhaart Residential Lettings Limited (FRN 419925) introduces customers to LET INSURANCE SERVICES LTD (FRN 474985). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Spicerhaart Residential Lettings.
Example: if Spicerhaart Residential Lettings refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Spicerhaart Residential Lettings itself.
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.

Website

spicerhaart.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07930 956951
Address

Colwyn House Sheepen Place, Colchester, CO3 3LD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When spicerhaart.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07930 956951 is
Who else gives the postcode CO3 3LD

Other names (6)

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

Darlows Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Felicity J Lord Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Haart Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Haybrook Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Spicerhaart Residential Lettings Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
Spicer McColl Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Let Insurance Services Ltd, 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: 05304360 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 3 December 2004 (21 years old)
Registered office: Colwyn House, Sheepen Place, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3LD
Nature of business: Real estate agencies (SIC 68310)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Paul Alick Smith	Director	Oct 1960	10 Jan 2005	63 other companies
Antony Tobias Lark	Director	Sep 1972	4 Apr 2019	17 other companies
Mark Edward Hurdle	Director	Aug 1966	21 May 2021	2 other companies
Satwant Singh Basi	Director	Mar 1970	25 Nov 2021	3 other companies
Sarah Margaret Elaine Thomson	Director	Apr 1974	28 Aug 2025	1 other company
Paul Alick Smith	Secretary	Not published	10 Jan 2005	63 other companies

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: 74
closed down: 53
are FCA-registered: 2

In the full report: all 74 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 2 on the FCA register
The 8 companies these 5 directors run together
All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Spicerhaart Residential Lettings’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (28)

2024

3 January 2024

Changed its registered name from "Spicerhaart Residential Lettings Ltd"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Paul Alick Smith took control (75–100% of shares)
Spicerhaart Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2005

14 January 2005

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2004

3 December 2004

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

All 28 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 17

Firms connected to Spicerhaart Residential Lettings

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

connected firms: 2
share a director: 2
share its postcode: 2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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74 other companies its directors have run, named
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2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Spicerhaart Residential Lettings Limited FCA authorised?

Spicerhaart Residential Lettings Limited (FRN 419925) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for Spicerhaart Residential Lettings?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Spicerhaart Residential Lettings Limited (FRN 419925) introduces customers to LET INSURANCE SERVICES LTD (FRN 474985). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Spicerhaart Residential Lettings. Example: if Spicerhaart Residential Lettings refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Spicerhaart Residential Lettings itself. 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 Spicerhaart Residential Lettings’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07930 956951 and the website spicerhaart.co.uk for Spicerhaart Residential Lettings. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Spicerhaart Residential Lettings a scam or clone?

Spicerhaart Residential Lettings 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 Spicerhaart Residential Lettings?

Protection works through Let Insurance Services Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Spicerhaart Residential Lettings's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Spicerhaart Residential Lettings?

Spicerhaart Residential Lettings is owned by Spicerhaart Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Spicerhaart Residential Lettings?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Spicerhaart Residential Lettings: Paul Alick Smith, Antony Tobias Lark, Mark Edward Hurdle, Satwant Singh Basi and Sarah Margaret Elaine Thomson.

How long has Spicerhaart Residential Lettings been in business?

The company was formed on 3 December 2004.

Does Spicerhaart Residential Lettings use any other names?

It trades as Darlows, Felicity J Lord, Haart and Haybrook. It has previously used 2 other names: Spicerhaart Residential Lettings Ltd and Spicer McColl.