Alec Butcher Funeral Directors Ltd

Reference number: 981762

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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.

Responsible principal firm

Golden Charter Limited Reference number: 965279 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.
  • Alec Butcher Funeral Directors Ltd (FRN 981762) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Alec Butcher Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Alec Butcher Funeral Directors, 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

  • Phone number

    01473 747999

  • Address

    Dickens House, Guithavon Street, Witham, Essex, CM8 1BJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01473 747999 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CM8 1BJ
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Other names (2)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Alec Butcher Independent Funeral Director Trading name
  • ALEC BUTCHER LIMOUSINE HIRE LTD Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection 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, 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 name
ALEC BUTCHER FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED
Company number
09049688
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 May 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
Dickens House, Guithavon Street, Witham, Essex, CM8 1BJ, England
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Matthew Gwinnell Director Oct 1974 22 Oct 2025 1 other company

Other companies run by its director

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other company
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£60.8k

−7.3% from £65.6k

Cash at bank

£15.2k

−6.3% from £16.2k

Owed within a year

£16.1k

+31% from £12.3k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 09049688. 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

Alec Butcher Funeral Directors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (15)

2025

12 November 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "ALEC BUTCHER LIMOUSINE HIRE LTD"

FCA register

22 October 2025

  • Board replaced: both directors left and a new director took over
  • Alec Butcher stopped being a part-owner
  • Rmgas Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Vanessa Joy Butcher stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

25 August 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2020

1 June 2020

  • Vanessa Joy Butcher became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

30 June 2016

  • Alec Butcher became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

21 May 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Alec Butcher Funeral Directors

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Alec Butcher Funeral Directors. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Alec Butcher Funeral Directors

Other firms of the same type (funeral director), nearest first.

In Witham

G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors LimitedWithamAppointed representativeHarvey Darke Funeral Service LimitedWithamAppointed representative

In the Chelmsford (CM) postcode area

A E Farrer, J E Farrer, B E Farrer & R A FarrerBillericayAppointed representativeAdam & Greenwood Funeral Home LLPChelmsfordAppointed representativeBakers Funeral Services LimitedChelmsfordAppointed representativeBennetts Funeral Directors LimitedBrentwoodAppointed representative

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alec Butcher Funeral Directors Ltd FCA authorised?
Alec Butcher Funeral Directors Ltd (FRN 981762) 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 Alec Butcher Funeral Directors?
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. Alec Butcher Funeral Directors Ltd (FRN 981762) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Alec Butcher Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Alec Butcher Funeral Directors, 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 Alec Butcher Funeral Directors’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01473 747999 for Alec Butcher Funeral Directors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Alec Butcher Funeral Directors a scam or clone?
Alec Butcher Funeral Directors 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 Alec Butcher Funeral Directors?
Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for Alec Butcher Funeral Directors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Alec Butcher Funeral Directors?
Alec Butcher Funeral Directors is owned by Rmgas Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 22 October 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Vanessa Joy Butcher and Mr Alec Butcher.
Who runs Alec Butcher Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists one director of Alec Butcher Funeral Directors: Matthew Gwinnell.
How long has Alec Butcher Funeral Directors been in business?
The company was formed on 21 May 2014.
What do Alec Butcher Funeral Directors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2025, show net assets of £60.8k (−7.3% from £65.6k) and cash at bank of £15.2k (−6.3% from £16.2k).
Does Alec Butcher Funeral Directors use any other names?
It trades as Alec Butcher Independent Funeral Director. It has previously used the name ALEC BUTCHER LIMOUSINE HIRE LTD.

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