Travel & General Insurance Services Limited

Reference number: 304788

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When travel-general.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7065 5300 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC3A 2BG
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Other names (6)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Arcus Surety Trading name
  • Tagconnect Trading name
  • Tagdirect Trading name
  • Tag Insurance Services Trading name
  • t&g Trading name
  • Travel & General Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (6 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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
02527363
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 August 1990 (36 years old)
Registered office
69 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2BG, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Richard Stuart Watson Director Nov 1975 20 Feb 2015 1 other company
Walter Alexander Mcculloch Director Mar 1982 15 Mar 2019 8 other companies
Walter Alexander Mcculloch Secretary Not published 15 Mar 2019 –

Other companies run by these 2 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
closed down
1
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Travel & General Insurance Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (34)

2018

16 August 2018

  • Alan John Kaye stopped being the majority owner
  • Iain David Gordon stopped being a part-owner
  • Project Sun Bidco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

18 April 2018

  • Alan John Kaye stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2017

24 April 2017

  • Iain David Gordon became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alan John Kaye became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1990

2 August 1990

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 34 events

  • All 34 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 16
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Firms connected to Travel & General Insurance Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Travel & General Insurance Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
share a director
2
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 34 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Travel & General Insurance Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Travel & General Insurance Services Limited (FRN 304788) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Travel & General Insurance Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7065 5300 and the website travel-general.com for Travel & General Insurance Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Travel & General Insurance Services a scam or clone?
Travel & General Insurance Services 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 Travel & General Insurance Services?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Travel & General Insurance Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Travel & General Insurance Services?
Travel & General Insurance Services is owned by Project Sun Bidco Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 16 August 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Alan John Kaye and Mr Iain David Gordon.
Who runs Travel & General Insurance Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Travel & General Insurance Services: Richard Stuart Watson and Walter Alexander McCulloch.
How long has Travel & General Insurance Services been in business?
The company was formed on 2 August 1990, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
Does Travel & General Insurance Services use any other names?
It trades as Arcus Surety, Tagconnect, Tagdirect, Tag Insurance Services and t&g, and 1 more names.

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