Alternative Planning Company Limited

Reference number: 965282

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When choiceplan.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01803 298243 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TQ1 1DE
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Other names (4)

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

  • Choice Trading name
  • Choice from Funeral Partners Trading name
  • Choice Funeral Plans Trading name
  • Choice Funeral Plans from Funeral Partners Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Funeral plans FSCS may apply
    Funeral plans are FSCS protected. If the provider fails, the FSCS can arrange for your plan to be honoured or pay compensation.
  • 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
08635411
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 August 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6HH
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Samuel Patrick Donald Kershaw Director Apr 1963 27 Sep 2016 139 other companies
Andrew Hector Fraser Director Oct 1971 13 Mar 2018 146 other companies
Andrew Hector Fraser Secretary Not published 25 Nov 2016 –

Other companies run by these 2 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
165
closed down
16
are FCA-registered
4

In the full report: all 165 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 120 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Alternative Planning Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (17)

2022

29 July 2022

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Funeral Services Partnership Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

2 August 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Alternative Planning Company

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

connected firms
4
no longer authorised
1
share a director
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Alternative Planning Company

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

Elsewhere in the UK

Co-op Funeral Plans LimitedManchesterAuthorisedCentral England Co-operative Funeral Plans LimitedLichfieldAuthorisedDistinct Funeral Plans LimitedCannockAuthorisedEcclesiastical Planning Services LimitedGloucesterAuthorisedM&F Funeral Services LimitedMusselburghAuthorisedPeter Christopher Freeman and Brigid Mary FreemanHorshamAuthorised

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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  • 165 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 17 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alternative Planning Company Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Alternative Planning Company Limited (FRN 965282) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2022 and works as a funeral plan provider. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Alternative Planning Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01803 298243 and the website choiceplan.co.uk for Alternative Planning Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Alternative Planning Company a scam or clone?
Alternative Planning Company 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 Alternative Planning Company?
It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Alternative Planning Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Alternative Planning Company?
Alternative Planning Company is owned by Funeral Services Partnership Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Alternative Planning Company?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Alternative Planning Company: Samuel Patrick Donald Kershaw and Andrew Hector Fraser.
How long has Alternative Planning Company been in business?
The company was formed on 2 August 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2022.
Does Alternative Planning Company use any other names?
It trades as Choice, Choice from Funeral Partners, Choice Funeral Plans and Choice Funeral Plans from Funeral Partners.

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