The Conservation Volunteers: 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 10 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1970

Responsible principal firm

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd Reference number: 959113 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.
The Conservation Volunteers (FRN 758530) introduces customers to Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (FRN 959113). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The Conservation Volunteers.
Example: if The Conservation Volunteers refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The Conservation Volunteers 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

tcv.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01302 388849
Address

Sedum House, Mallard Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 8DB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When tcv.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01302 388849 is
Who else gives the postcode DN4 8DB

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Zurich Insurance Company 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: 00976410 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 7 April 1970 (56 years old)
Registered office: Gresley House, Ten Pound Walk, Doncaster, DN4 5HX, England
Nature of business: Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 74909)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Uilani Grace Mcleod	Director	Jan 1994	11 Jan 2022	None
Emma Aspinall	Director	Nov 1965	25 Jan 2022	2 other companies
Joanne Claire Gibb (Dr)	Director	Dec 1971	7 Nov 2022	None
Shipra Gupta	Director	Dec 1977	7 Nov 2022	2 other companies
Dermot Toberty	Director	Jun 1958	12 Feb 2024	None
Shannon Russell	Director	Jul 1993	4 Jun 2025	None
Tanvi Graham Desai	Director	Apr 1972	1 Jul 2025	None
Andrea Louise Lambert	Director	Jun 1967	9 Jul 2025	None
Timothy John Maurice Vaughan	Director	Apr 1960	7 Oct 2025	3 other companies
Anna Claire Hein	Director	Aug 1971	10 Jun 2026	1 other company
Karen Hamilton	Director	Jan 1965	10 Jun 2026	1 other company
Julia Catherine Delaney	Secretary	Not published	3 Feb 2026	–

Other companies run by these 11 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: 9
still active: 9
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 11 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
All 111 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

The Conservation Volunteers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (199)

2016

15 September 2016

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

1970

7 April 1970

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 199 events

All 199 events in its history (2 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 197

Firms connected to The Conservation Volunteers

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like The Conservation Volunteers

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

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9 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 199 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Conservation Volunteers FCA authorised?

The Conservation Volunteers (FRN 758530) 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 The Conservation Volunteers?

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. The Conservation Volunteers (FRN 758530) introduces customers to Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (FRN 959113). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The Conservation Volunteers. Example: if The Conservation Volunteers refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The Conservation Volunteers 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 The Conservation Volunteers’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01302 388849 and the website tcv.org.uk for The Conservation Volunteers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is The Conservation Volunteers a scam or clone?

The Conservation Volunteers 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 The Conservation Volunteers?

Protection works through Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, the principal firm responsible for The Conservation Volunteers's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who runs The Conservation Volunteers?

Companies House lists 11 directors of The Conservation Volunteers: Uilani Grace McLeod, Emma Aspinall, Joanne Claire Gibb (Dr), Shipra Gupta, Dermot Toberty, Shannon Russell and 5 more.

How long has The Conservation Volunteers been in business?

The company was formed on 7 April 1970.