The Shipowners' Protection Limited: FCA regulated?

Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Appointed for 125 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1986

Responsible principal firm

The Shipowners' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Luxembourg) Reference number: 202802 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
The Shipowners' Protection Limited (FRN 203957) is an AR of The Shipowners' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Luxembourg) (FRN 202802). When you use The Shipowners' Protection's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from The Shipowners' Protection, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

020 7488 0911
Address

2nd Floor, 10 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 8QQ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 020 7488 0911 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode E1 8QQ

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through The Shipowners' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Luxembourg), 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 name: SHIPOWNERS' PROTECTION LIMITED(THE)
Company number: 02067444 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 24 October 1986 (40 years old)
Registered office: White Chapel Building. 2nd Floor, 10 Whitechapel High Street, London, London, E1 8QS, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Activities of head offices (SIC 70100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Britt Noelle Pickering	Director	Oct 1964	20 Feb 2012	1 other company
Ian Edwards	Director	Mar 1965	20 Feb 2012	None
Louise Hall	Director	Feb 1975	1 Jan 2017	1 other company
Marcus Alan Tarrant	Director	Oct 1978	1 Jan 2017	3 other companies
Mark Ashley Hamblin	Director	Nov 1978	3 Nov 2020	1 other company
Mark Anthony Harrington	Director	May 1970	25 May 2023	None
Stephen Joseph Aleppo	Director	Nov 1977	3 Jun 2026	9 other companies
Jonathan Michael Holmes	Director	Jul 1986	14 Aug 2026	None

Other companies run by these 8 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: 14
closed down: 2
run together: 1

In the full report: all 14 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 1 company these 8 directors run together
All 20 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

The Shipowners' Protection’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (30)

1986

24 October 1986

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

1901

1 January 1901

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 30 events

All 30 events in its history (2 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 28

Firms connected to The Shipowners' Protection

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

connected firm: 1
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

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1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Shipowners' Protection Limited FCA authorised?

The Shipowners' Protection Limited (FRN 203957) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for The Shipowners' Protection?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. The Shipowners' Protection Limited (FRN 203957) is an AR of The Shipowners' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Luxembourg) (FRN 202802). When you use The Shipowners' Protection's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from The Shipowners' Protection, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. 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 Shipowners' Protection’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7488 0911 for The Shipowners' Protection. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is The Shipowners' Protection a scam or clone?

The Shipowners' Protection 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 Shipowners' Protection?

Protection works through The Shipowners' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Luxembourg), the principal firm responsible for The Shipowners' Protection's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who runs The Shipowners' Protection?

Companies House lists 8 directors of The Shipowners' Protection: Britt Noelle Pickering, Ian Edwards, Louise Hall, Marcus Alan Tarrant, Mark Ashley Hamblin, Mark Anthony Harrington and 2 more.

How long has The Shipowners' Protection been in business?

The company was formed on 24 October 1986.