Tradex Insurance Company PLC
Reference number: 202917
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Identity
Check their details
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McLaren House, 100 Kings Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4EA, United Kingdom
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- 02983873
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 27 October 1994 (31 years old)
- Registered office
- Mclaren House, 100 Kings Road, Brentwood, CM14 4EA, England
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Andrew Summerfield | Director | Nov 1961 | 11 Sep 2023 |
| Sharon Marie Ludlow | Director | Aug 1966 | 1 Jan 2024 |
| Neil Anthony Southworth | Director | Jul 1960 | 2 Jan 2024 |
| Andrew Allan Johnston | Director | Aug 1972 | 1 Sep 2024 |
| Stuart Robert Vann | Director | Jul 1971 | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Steven Jonathon Moore | Secretary | Not published | 15 Nov 2004 |
| Laura Gaind-Delee | Secretary | Not published | 6 Jul 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.
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- 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
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Carrying out contracts of insurance
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Effecting contracts of insurance
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 one earlier registered name for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.
- Tradex Insurance Company Limited
Names it no longer trades under
This firm has retired one trading name. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.
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- Westminster Insurance
Complaints record
In January–June 2025, the Financial Ombudsman Service received 123 new complaints about this firm, and upheld 45% of the ones it decided.
That is above the 31% median for the firms the Ombudsman reports on.
- Insurance 123
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