Alison Crake & Louise Ross

Reference number: 982370

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Appointed representative

Alison Crake & Louise Ross does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited Reference number: 958152 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.
  • Alison Crake & Louise Ross (FRN 982370) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use Alison Crake & Louise Ross's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Alison Crake & Louise Ross, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When crakeandmallon.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01642 611716 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TS18 2BU
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Other names (2)

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

  • Crake and Mallon Funeral Service Trading name
  • Simply Crake and Mallon Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Ecclesiastical Planning Services 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.

Key dates in its history

Alison Crake & Louise Ross’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

25 February 2026

  • Began trading as "Simply Crake and Mallon"

FCA register

2022

2 September 2022

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Crake and Mallon Funeral Service"

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms like Alison Crake & Louise Ross

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In the Cleveland (TS) postcode area

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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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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alison Crake & Louise Ross FCA authorised?
Alison Crake & Louise Ross (FRN 982370) 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 Alison Crake & Louise Ross?
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. Alison Crake & Louise Ross (FRN 982370) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use Alison Crake & Louise Ross's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Alison Crake & Louise Ross, 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 Alison Crake & Louise Ross’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01642 611716 and the website crakeandmallon.co.uk for Alison Crake & Louise Ross. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Alison Crake & Louise Ross a scam or clone?
Alison Crake & Louise Ross 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 Alison Crake & Louise Ross?
Protection works through Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Alison Crake & Louise Ross's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Alison Crake & Louise Ross use any other names?
It trades as Crake and Mallon Funeral Service and Simply Crake and Mallon.

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