B W Funeral Directors Ltd

Reference number: 984658

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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.
  • B W FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD (FRN 984658) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use B W FUNERAL DIRECTORS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from B W 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

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

    01292 611148

  • Address

    27 Dalvennan Avenue, Patna, Ayr, East Ayrshire, KA6 7NA, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 01292 611148 is
  • Who else gives the postcode KA6 7NA
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Other names (1)

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

  • Barry Whalen: Funeral Directors Trading 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.

Key dates in its history

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

2022

4 October 2022

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Barry Whalen: Funeral Directors"
  • Began trading as "BW Funeral Directors"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to B W Funeral Directors

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

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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 W Funeral Directors

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In Ayr

Brian A Armour & Sandra E ArmourAyrAppointed representative

In the Kilmarnock (KA) postcode area

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  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 3 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is B W Funeral Directors Ltd FCA authorised?
B W Funeral Directors Ltd (FRN 984658) 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 W 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. B W Funeral Directors Ltd (FRN 984658) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use B W Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from B W 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 B W Funeral Directors’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01292 611148 for B W Funeral Directors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is B W Funeral Directors a scam or clone?
B W 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 B W Funeral Directors?
Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for B W Funeral Directors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does B W Funeral Directors use any other names?
It trades as Barry Whalen: Funeral Directors.

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