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
4th Floor, The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AW, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- What kind of line 020 7342 2690 is, and the 11 other firms that give it
- Whether EC3A 7AW is a shared office: 35 other firms give it
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.
- 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
- 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
- 05773175 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 6 April 2006 (20 years old)
- Registered office
- 4th Floor, The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AW, United Kingdom
- 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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| Vijay Anantray Mavani | Director | Jul 1962 | 1 Jun 2006 | 7 other companies |
| Brian Gerard Snover | Director | Jan 1962 | 20 Jan 2016 | 7 other companies |
| Christopher Peter Hare | Director | Nov 1947 | 1 Apr 2016 | 21 other companies |
| Karen Lesley Amos | Director | Mar 1959 | 2 Dec 2016 | 5 other companies |
| Andrew Wilson | Director | May 1967 | 5 Jun 2024 | 14 other companies |
| Colleen Martin | Secretary | Not published | 25 Nov 2008 | – |
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
- 28
- closed down
- 6
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 28 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 13 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- The 10 companies these 5 directors run together
- All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Transfercom’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc took control (75–100% of votes)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
FCA register
2006
6 December 2006
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2 December 2006
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
6 April 2006
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 29 events
- All 29 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 21
Firms connected to Transfercom
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Transfercom. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 11
- share a director
- 7
- share its phone number
- 11
In the full report: all 11 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (7), the same phone number (11), the same postcode (11)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 5 past links through former directors
Firms like Transfercom
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- 28 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 29 events in its history
- 11 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