The Medical Defence Union
Reference number: 406390
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Introducer appointed representative
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Responsible principal firm
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- The Medical Defence Union (FRN 406390) introduces customers to MDU Services Limited (FRN 312054). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The Medical Defence Union.
- Example: if The Medical Defence Union refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The Medical Defence Union itself.
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Website, phone number and address
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Address
1 Canada Square, London, E14 5GS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When themdu.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7202 1500 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode E14 5GS
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through MDU Services 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, freeYou 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.
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Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company name
- THE MEDICAL DEFENCE UNION LIMITED
- Company number
- 00021708 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 23 October 1885 (141 years old)
- Registered office
- One Canada Square, London, E14 5GS, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Matthew Thomas Wilton Lee (Dr) | Director | Oct 1971 | 15 Sep 2009 | 33 other companies |
| Simon Wilfred Watkin (Dr) | Director | Feb 1960 | 15 Sep 2015 | 3 other companies |
| Anthony Richard Wright | Director | Nov 1971 | 1 May 2018 | 1 other company |
| Jeremy Hardwicke Riley | Director | Nov 1960 | 18 Sep 2018 | 11 other companies |
| Thomas John Norfolk (Dr) | Director | Feb 1970 | 17 Sep 2019 | 1 other company |
| Edward Christian John Wells | Director | Jul 1955 | 28 Jul 2020 | 2 other companies |
| Peter Irving Clark (Prof) | Director | Jul 1956 | 21 Sep 2021 | 4 other companies |
| Lynnette Ruth Hykin (Dr) | Director | May 1968 | 20 Sep 2022 | 1 other company |
| Harjinder Singh Sandhu (Dr) | Director | Jan 1965 | 19 Sep 2023 | 1 other company |
| Ashok Inderraj Handa (Prof) | Director | Feb 1963 | 19 Sep 2023 | 6 other companies |
| Caroline Elizabeth Fryar (Dr) | Director | May 1977 | 1 Apr 2024 | 4 other companies |
| Mark Winlow | Director | Apr 1962 | 31 Dec 2025 | None |
| Ian Joseph Da Cunha | Secretary | Not published | 24 Feb 2026 | – |
Other companies run by these 12 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
- 51
- closed down
- 25
- are FCA-registered
- 5
In the full report: all 51 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 12 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 5 on the FCA register
- The 3 companies these 12 directors run together
- All 78 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
The Medical Defence Union’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2005
14 January 2005
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
1885
23 October 1885
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 131 events
- All 131 events in its history (2 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 129
Firms connected to The Medical Defence Union
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with The Medical Defence Union. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share a director
- 2
- share its phone number
- 1
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 3 past links through former directors
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- 51 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 131 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
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
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