Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Allianz Insurance, 57 Ladymead, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1DB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01483 568161 is, and the 5 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode GU1 1DB
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Trafalgar Insurance Public Limited Company Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may applyEligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
- 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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- Accepting Deposits
- Carrying out contracts of insurance
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Effecting contracts of insurance
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
- 00096205 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 23 December 1907 (118 years old)
- Registered office
- 57 Ladymead, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1DB
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Colm Joseph Holmes | Director | Jan 1966 | 1 May 2023 | 11 other companies |
| Matthew Jasper Cox | Director | Jun 1980 | 18 Jul 2025 | 4 other companies |
| Michael Franz Ruf | Director | Mar 1984 | 1 Dec 2025 | 12 other companies |
| Christopher Mcgowan Twemlow | Secretary | Not published | 1 Feb 2021 | – |
Other companies run by these 3 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
- 17
- still active
- 17
- are FCA-registered
- 8
In the full report: all 17 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 8 on the FCA register
- The 9 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 23 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Trafalgar Insurance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2020
6 March 2020
- Changed its registered name from "Trafalgar Insurance Public Limited Company"
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Allianz Insurance PLC took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1907
23 December 1907
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
1901
1 January 1901
- Supervised by HM Treasury under the money laundering rules from this date
FCA register
In the full report: all 50 events
- All 50 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 39
Firms connected to Trafalgar Insurance
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Trafalgar Insurance. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 8
- share a director
- 6
- share its phone number
- 5
In the full report: all 8 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (6), the same phone number (5), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 2 past links through former directors
Firms like Trafalgar Insurance
Other firms of the same type (insurer), nearest first.
In Guildford
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- 17 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 50 events in its history
- 8 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