Barrells the Funeral Directors Limited: FCA regulated?

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.

Appointed for 4 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1964
Accounts filed up to 30 April 2026

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.
BARRELLS THE FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED (FRN 980969) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use BARRELLS THE FUNERAL DIRECTORS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from BARRELLS THE 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

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No website on the FCA register
Phone number

023 9282 4831
Address

245 Fratton Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 5PA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 023 9282 4831 is
Who else gives the postcode PO1 5PA

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: 00798479 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 26 March 1964 (62 years old)
Registered office: Lawnswood 245 Fratton Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 5PA
Nature of business: Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Simon Alan Thetford	Director	Sep 1965	24 Mar 2000	1 other company
Roy Shelley Wilde	Director	Oct 1949	20 Sep 2004	6 other companies
Tamsin Vashti Rose	Secretary	Not published	21 Sep 2004	–

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: 7
closed down: 3
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 7 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 one on the FCA register
All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£5.22m

+3.7% from £5.04m

Cash at bank

£2.93m

+17% from £2.50m

Employees (average)

25

−7.4% from 27

Owed within a year

£688k

−14% from £803k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2026
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 00798479. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (9)

2022

16 August 2022

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Roy Shelley Wilde took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1964

26 March 1964

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

All 9 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 6

Firms connected to Barrells the Funeral Directors

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Barrells the Funeral Directors

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

In Portsmouth

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7 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
7 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 Barrells the Funeral Directors Limited FCA authorised?

Barrells the Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 980969) 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 Barrells the 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. Barrells the Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 980969) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Barrells the Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Barrells the 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 Barrells the Funeral Directors’ phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 023 9282 4831 for Barrells the Funeral Directors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Barrells the Funeral Directors a scam or clone?

Barrells the 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 Barrells the Funeral Directors?

Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for Barrells the Funeral Directors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Barrells the Funeral Directors?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Barrells the Funeral Directors: Mr Roy Shelley Wilde (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Barrells the Funeral Directors?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Barrells the Funeral Directors: Simon Alan Thetford and Roy Shelley Wilde.

How long has Barrells the Funeral Directors been in business?

The company was formed on 26 March 1964.

What do Barrells the Funeral Directors’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2026, show net assets of £5.22m (+3.7% from £5.04m) and cash at bank of £2.93m (+17% from £2.50m).