B. Gibbs Funeral Services Limited

Reference number: 981311

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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

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.
  • B. Gibbs Funeral Services Limited (FRN 981311) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use B. Gibbs Funeral Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from B. Gibbs Funeral Services, 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

    01460 66100

  • Address

    28 Fore Street, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1PT, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01460 66100 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TA20 1PT
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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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
07617154
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 April 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
The Manse, 28 Fore Street, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1PT
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Barry John Gibbs Director Mar 1964 28 Apr 2011 None
Claire Elizabeth Gibbs Director Apr 1967 28 Apr 2011 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£128k

−10% from £143k

Cash at bank

£16.1k

−61% from £40.8k

Employees (average)

9

+13% from 8

Owed within a year

£176k

+12% from £158k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07617154. 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

B. Gibbs Funeral Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (9)

2022

19 August 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Barry John Gibbs became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Claire Elizabeth Gibbs became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2011

28 April 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to B. Gibbs Funeral Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with B. Gibbs Funeral Services. 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 B. Gibbs Funeral Services

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

In the Taunton (TA) postcode area

Amanda Louise KnightMineheadAppointed representativeAshley John EdwardsHighbridgeAppointed representativeBridgwater Funeral Services LimitedBridgwaterAppointed representativeCrescent Funeral Services LimitedTauntonAppointed representativeE.white & Son (Taunton)limitedTauntonAppointed representativeG. Holland & Son (Funeral Directors) LimitedSomersetAppointed 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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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 9 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is B. Gibbs Funeral Services Limited FCA authorised?
B. Gibbs Funeral Services Limited (FRN 981311) 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 B. Gibbs Funeral Services?
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. B. Gibbs Funeral Services Limited (FRN 981311) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use B. Gibbs Funeral Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from B. Gibbs Funeral Services, 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 B. Gibbs Funeral Services’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01460 66100 for B. Gibbs Funeral Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is B. Gibbs Funeral Services a scam or clone?
B. Gibbs Funeral Services 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 B. Gibbs Funeral Services?
Protection works through Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for B. Gibbs Funeral Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns B. Gibbs Funeral Services?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of B. Gibbs Funeral Services: Mr Barry John Gibbs (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Claire Elizabeth Gibbs (25–50% of shares).
Who runs B. Gibbs Funeral Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of B. Gibbs Funeral Services: Barry John Gibbs and Claire Elizabeth Gibbs.
How long has B. Gibbs Funeral Services been in business?
The company was formed on 28 April 2011.
What do B. Gibbs Funeral Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £128k (−10% from £143k) and cash at bank of £16.1k (−61% from £40.8k).

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