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
Floor 36, 22 Bishopsgate, 22 Bishopsgate, London, City Of London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- What kind of line 020 7712 7600 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Whether EC2N 4BQ is a shared office: 71 other firms give it
Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Westfield Specialty Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Argo Direct Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Heritage Direct Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- ArgoGlobal Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- 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.
- 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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- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- 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
- 04019569 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 22 June 2000 (26 years old)
- Registered office
- Floor 36, 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, England
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Clare Morrison | Director | Jun 1968 | 2 Jun 2017 | None |
| Jeremy Wycliffe Shallow | Director | Feb 1984 | 18 Sep 2025 | 15 other companies |
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
- 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 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- All 33 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Westfield Specialty Direct,’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
20 February 2023
- Changed its registered name from "Argo Direct Limited"
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Westfield Specialty Managing Agency Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2009
23 June 2009
- Changed its registered name from "Heritage Direct Ltd"
FCA register
2005
14 January 2005
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2000
22 June 2000
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 79 events
- All 79 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 66
Firms connected to Westfield Specialty Direct,
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Westfield Specialty Direct,. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
- share its phone number
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Westfield Specialty Direct,
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 15 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 79 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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