V.Scope Risk Management 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 13 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2013
Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House

Responsible principal firm

Seascope Insurance Services Limited Reference number: 312786 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.
V.Scope Risk Management Limited (FRN 605515) is an AR of Seascope Insurance Services Limited (FRN 312786). When you use V.Scope Risk Management's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from V.Scope Risk Management, 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.

Website

v.group.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 7332 8549
Address

1st Floor, 63 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4N 4UA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When v.group.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 7332 8549 is
Who else gives the postcode EC4N 4UA

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Seascope Insurance 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, 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.

Concerns on the company record

Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.

Company name: V.SCOPE RISK MANAGEMENT LTD
Company number: 08633249 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 1 August 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office: 1st Floor 6 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6AB, England
Nature of business: Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
John Edward Sullivan	Director	Jan 1983	1 Dec 2016	None
Jan Petter Traaholt	Director	Dec 1963	17 Dec 2021	6 other companies
Sean Alexander Meharry	Director	Nov 1960	4 Nov 2024	1 other company
Frank Fernandez	Director	Sep 1956	4 Nov 2024	None
Benjamin Thomas Hall	Director	Feb 1977	8 May 2026	11 other companies

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: 15
still active: 13
went insolvent: 2

In the full report: all 15 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 2 that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 3 companies these 5 directors run together
All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

V.Scope Risk Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (24)

2016

6 April 2016

V.Ships UK Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

5 August 2013

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1 August 2013

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 24 events

All 24 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 21

Firms connected to V.Scope Risk Management

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with V.Scope Risk Management. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms: 4
share a director: 1
share its postcode: 3

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

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4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is V.Scope Risk Management Limited FCA authorised?

V.Scope Risk Management Limited (FRN 605515) 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 V.Scope Risk Management?

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. V.Scope Risk Management Limited (FRN 605515) is an AR of Seascope Insurance Services Limited (FRN 312786). When you use V.Scope Risk Management's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from V.Scope Risk Management, 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 V.Scope Risk Management’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7332 8549 and the website v.group.com for V.Scope Risk Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is V.Scope Risk Management a scam or clone?

V.Scope Risk Management 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 V.Scope Risk Management?

Protection works through Seascope Insurance Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for V.Scope Risk Management's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns V.Scope Risk Management?

V.Scope Risk Management is owned by V.Ships UK Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes, can appoint and remove the board and significant influence or control, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs V.Scope Risk Management?

Companies House lists 5 directors of V.Scope Risk Management: John Edward Sullivan, Jan Petter Traaholt, Sean Alexander Meharry, Frank Fernandez and Benjamin Thomas Hall.

How long has V.Scope Risk Management been in business?

The company was formed on 1 August 2013.