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 4 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 1953
- Accounts filed up to 31 May 2020
Responsible principal firm
Golden Charter Limited Reference number: 965279 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.
- A.B.WALKER & SON LIMITED (FRN 980509) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use A.B.WALKER & SON's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from A.B.WALKER & SON, 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
36 Eldon Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4DL, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0118 957 3650 is
- Who else gives the postcode RG1 4DL
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Golden Charter 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
- 00520298 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 5 June 1953 (73 years old)
- Registered office
- 36 Eldon Road, Reading, Berks, RG1 4DL
- Nature of business
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- Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Anthony Blyth Walker | Director | Oct 1968 | 21 Jul 1999 | 9 other companies |
| Nicola Jane Walker | Director | Jan 1971 | 22 Jun 2016 | 3 other companies |
| Giles Ivan Bawden Delafeld | Director | Oct 1975 | 26 Feb 2021 | 2 other companies |
| Helen Veronica Webb | Director | Jul 1965 | 26 Feb 2021 | 8 other companies |
| Natalie Gonella Foote | Director | Jan 1972 | 26 Jun 2026 | 3 other companies |
| Natalie Foote | Secretary | Not published | 18 Oct 2024 | – |
Other companies run by these 5 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
- 16
- closed down
- 7
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 16 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 3 companies these 5 directors run together
- All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£451k
No earlier figure to compare
Cash at bank
£622k
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Employees (average)
56
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Owed within a year
£631k
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About these figures
- Turnover
- Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
- Profit before tax
- What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
- Net assets, or total equity
- Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
- Total assets and total liabilities
- Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
- Cash at bank
- Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
- Owed within a year, owed after a year
- Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 00520298. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
A.b.walker & Son’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
1 November 2025
- Walker Family Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2024
25 July 2024
- Walker Family Holdings Limited gave up control
- Walker Group Limited took control (75–100% of votes)
Companies House
2022
8 August 2022
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Walker Family Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
1953
5 June 1953
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 24 events
- All 24 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 18
Firms connected to A.b.walker & Son
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with A.b.walker & Son. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past link
- 1
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like A.b.walker & Son
Other firms of the same type (funeral director), nearest first.
In Reading
In the Reading (RG) postcode area
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- 2 background checks on its contact details
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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
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