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 22 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 1990
- 1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks
Responsible principal firm
ACRISURE ELEVEN NETWORK LIMITED Reference number: 314593 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.
- Vave Digital Services Limited (FRN 401125) is an AR of ACRISURE ELEVEN NETWORK LIMITED (FRN 314593). When you use Vave Digital Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Vave Digital Services, 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Floor 29, 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- What kind of line 020 7337 3700 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Whether EC2N 4BQ is a shared office: 71 other firms give it
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Canopius Underwriting Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Charrington (962) Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Charrington (962) Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Acrisure Eleven Network 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, freeYou 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 number
- 02473672 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 23 February 1990 (36 years old)
- Registered office
- 9th Floor, 40 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2BJ, England
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marek Joseph Eric Shafer | Director | Jul 1982 | 5 Aug 2021 | None |
| Robert Francis Porter | Director | Oct 1983 | 6 Aug 2021 | None |
| James Jonathan Trelawny Martin | Director | Feb 1982 | 26 Nov 2021 | None |
| Jason Patrick Howard | Director | Apr 1968 | 1 Oct 2026 | 18 other companies |
| Hilary Anne Staples | Secretary | Not published | 8 Apr 2026 | – |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 18
- closed down
- 6
- are FCA-registered
- 3
In the full report: all 18 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 3 on the FCA register
- All 41 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Vave Digital Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
7 July 2026
- Acrisure International Holdings Limited gained significant control
- Vave Holdings Limited gave up control
Companies House
2023
5 December 2023
- Canopius Holdings UK Limited gave up control
- Vave Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2021
13 July 2021
- Changed its registered name from "Canopius Underwriting Limited"
FCA register
2017
31 December 2017
- Canopius Holdings UK Limited gave up control
- Canopius Holdings UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Canopius Holdings UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2008
3 December 2008
- Changed its registered name from "Charrington (962) Limited"
FCA register
2007
18 September 2007
- Changed its registered name from "Charrington (962) Ltd"
FCA register
2004
27 May 2004
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1994
17 May 1994
- Board replaced: both directors left and 4 new directors took over
Companies House
1990
23 February 1990
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 95 events
- All 95 events in its history (13 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 78
Firms connected to Vave Digital Services
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Vave Digital Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past links
- 3
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 3 past links through former directors
Firms like Vave Digital Services
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In the Central London (EC) postcode area
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- 18 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 95 events in its history
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk