Yorkshire Water Services 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 21 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1989

Responsible principal firm

Homeserve Membership Limited Reference number: 312518 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.
Yorkshire Water Services Limited (FRN 411093) is an AR of Homeserve Membership Limited (FRN 312518). When you use Yorkshire Water Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Yorkshire Water 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.

Website

yorkshirewater.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0345 124 2424
Address

Western House, Western Way, Buttershaw, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 2SZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When yorkshirewater.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0345 124 2424 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode BD6 2SZ

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Homeserve Membership 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.

Company number: 02366682 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 1 April 1989 (37 years old)
Registered office: Ellington House 9 Savannah Way, Leeds Valley Park, Leeds, LS10 1AB, England
Nature of business: Water collection, treatment and supply (SIC 36000)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Andrew David Merrick	Director	Jun 1961	1 Jun 2019	26 other companies
Lucy Nicola Shaw	Director	May 1969	9 May 2022	37 other companies
Furqan Alamgir	Director	Feb 1985	1 Oct 2024	9 other companies
Martin Anthony Gee	Director	Dec 1977	6 May 2025	17 other companies
Kamal Abi-Salloum	Director	Oct 1982	3 Jul 2025	3 other companies
Kunal Mehul Koya	Director	Nov 1983	17 Jun 2026	2 other companies
Jonathan James Muschamp Lewis	Director	Oct 1961	28 Jul 2026	None
Basil Scarsella	Director	Sep 1955	7 Aug 2026	32 other companies
Anthony John Ballance (Dr)	Director	Nov 1964	14 Aug 2026	4 other companies
Katharine Olivia Helen Smith	Secretary	Not published	22 Aug 2018	–

Other companies run by these 9 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: 117
closed down: 8
are FCA-registered: 5

In the full report: all 117 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 5 on the FCA register
The 10 companies these 9 directors run together
All 78 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Yorkshire Water Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (151)

2016

6 April 2016

Yorkshire Water Services Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2005

14 January 2005

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1989

1 April 1989

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 151 events

All 151 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 148

Firms connected to Yorkshire Water Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Yorkshire Water 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 phone number: 1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (1)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
3 past links through former directors

Firms like Yorkshire Water Services

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117 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 151 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Yorkshire Water Services Limited FCA authorised?

Yorkshire Water Services Limited (FRN 411093) 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 Yorkshire Water Services?

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. Yorkshire Water Services Limited (FRN 411093) is an AR of Homeserve Membership Limited (FRN 312518). When you use Yorkshire Water Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Yorkshire Water 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.

What is Yorkshire Water Services’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0345 124 2424 and the website yorkshirewater.com for Yorkshire Water Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is Yorkshire Water Services a scam or clone?

Yorkshire Water 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 Yorkshire Water Services?

Protection works through Homeserve Membership Limited, the principal firm responsible for Yorkshire Water Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Yorkshire Water Services?

Yorkshire Water Services is owned by Yorkshire Water Services Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Yorkshire Water Services?

Companies House lists 9 directors of Yorkshire Water Services: Andrew David Merrick, Lucy Nicola Shaw, Furqan Alamgir, Martin Anthony Gee, Kamal Abi-Salloum, Kunal Mehul Koya and 3 more.

How long has Yorkshire Water Services been in business?

The company was formed on 1 April 1989.