Countrywide Assured Plc
Reference number: 141916
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Identity
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2nd floor, 33-34 Winckley Square, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 3JJ, United Kingdom
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
Concerns on the company record
- Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
- Company number
- 02261746
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 25 May 1988 (38 years old)
- Registered office
- 2nd Floor 33-34 Winckley Square, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 3JJ, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Life insurance (SIC 65110)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eithne Siobhan Mcmanus | Director | Aug 1964 | 19 May 2016 |
| Mark Alexander Hesketh | Director | Apr 1961 | 17 Dec 2018 |
| Carol Jungmin Hagh | Director | Jul 1973 | 24 Feb 2022 |
| Jacqueline Ann Ronson | Director | Feb 1973 | 20 Nov 2023 |
| Gail Louise Tucker | Director | Mar 1964 | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Kristel Van Der Meijden | Secretary | Not published | 14 May 2026 |
Activities and protection
What they can do, and how you are protected
- Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may applyEligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
- 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.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
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- Accepting Deposits
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
- Carrying out contracts of insurance
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Effecting contracts of insurance
- Establishing/operating/winding up a personal pension scheme
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
Complaints: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Track record
What customers have complained about
Previously registered as
The FCA register holds 2 earlier registered names for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.
- Hambro Assured Plc
- Hambro Guardian Assurance Public Limited Company
Complaints record
In January–June 2025, the Financial Ombudsman Service received 37 new complaints about this firm, and upheld 50% of the ones it decided.
That is above the 31% median for the firms the Ombudsman reports on. This firm receives few enough complaints that the rate moves sharply on a single case, so treat the comparison loosely.
- Pensions 23
- Insurance 10
- Investments 4
A bigger firm receives more complaints simply because it has more customers. FOS complaints data →
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