Allen & Son Limited

Reference number: 982418

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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.
  • ALLEN & SON LIMITED (FRN 982418) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use ALLEN & SON's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from ALLEN & 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

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01608 650633

  • Address

    Matcon House, London Road, MORETON-IN-MARSH, GL56 0HH, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01608 650633 is
  • Who else gives the postcode GL56 0HH
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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 number
08925807
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 March 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
Matcon House, London Road, Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0HH, England
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Diane Helen Drury Director Mar 1968 7 Jun 2022 None
James Brian Edward Drury Director Feb 1972 7 Jun 2022 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 4 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£18.8k

−12% from £21.4k

Cash at bank

£12.2k

−46% from £22.5k

Employees (average)

12

+9.1% from 11

Owed within a year

£17.7k

−27% from £24.3k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 8 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2026
  • 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08925807. 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

Allen & Son’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (15)

2022

2 September 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

7 June 2022

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over
  • Diane Helen Drury became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • James Brian Edward Drury became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Samantha Sole stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2020

4 March 2020

  • Christopher Paul Sole stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Christopher Paul Sole became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Samantha Sole became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

6 March 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: 6
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Firms like Allen & Son

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In the Gloucester (GL) postcode area

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 8 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Allen & Son Limited FCA authorised?
Allen & Son Limited (FRN 982418) 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 Allen & Son?
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. Allen & Son Limited (FRN 982418) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Allen & Son's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Allen & 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.
What is Allen & Son’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01608 650633 for Allen & Son. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Allen & Son a scam or clone?
Allen & Son 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 Allen & Son?
Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for Allen & Son's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Allen & Son?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Allen & Son: Mr James Brian Edward Drury (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Diane Helen Drury (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Samantha Sole and Mr Christopher Paul Sole.
Who runs Allen & Son?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Allen & Son: Diane Helen Drury and James Brian Edward Drury.
How long has Allen & Son been in business?
The company was formed on 6 March 2014.
What do Allen & Son’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2026, show total equity of £18.8k (−12% from £21.4k) and cash at bank of £12.2k (−46% from £22.5k).

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