Billingtons Funeral Directors Limited

Reference number: 986800

Instant download

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.
  • BILLINGTONS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED (FRN 986800) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use BILLINGTONS FUNERAL DIRECTORS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from BILLINGTONS 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

    01772 684856

  • Address

    Oakwood, 43 Station Road, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 2HA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01772 684856 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PR4 2HA
Instant PDF download
Other names (1)

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

  • Horsfield & Family 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.

Companies House record

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

Company number
08325732
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 December 2012 (13 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Thomas Alan Billington Director Aug 1959 11 Dec 2012 None
Julie Billington Secretary Not published 21 Dec 2012 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • Both people who have been directors, with their dates
Instant PDF download

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£543k

+7.1% from £507k

Cash at bank

£480k

−35% from £740k

Employees (average)

4

Same as 4

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
Instant PDF download
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 08325732. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (7)

2022

9 November 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Managing Director Thomas Alan Billington became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2012

11 December 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 7 events

  • All 7 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Instant PDF download

Firms like Billingtons Funeral Directors

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

In Preston

Clifford Ward Funeral Directors LimitedPrestonAppointed representativeGreg Hodgkinson LtdPrestonAppointed representativeIan Wilde Independent Funeral Directors LimitedPrestonAppointed representativeMrs K M Caunce, Mr T R Caunce, Mr Rk Caunce & Miss R G CauncePrestonAppointed representativeW & N Houghton Funerals LimitedPrestonAppointed 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.

Get the full report on Billingtons Funeral Directors

Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 7 events in its history

Instant PDF One-off payment Secure checkout by Stripe

Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Billingtons Funeral Directors Limited FCA authorised?
Billingtons Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 986800) 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 Billingtons 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. Billingtons Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 986800) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Billingtons Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Billingtons 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 Billingtons Funeral Directors’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01772 684856 for Billingtons Funeral Directors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Billingtons Funeral Directors a scam or clone?
Billingtons 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 Billingtons Funeral Directors?
Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for Billingtons Funeral Directors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Billingtons Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Billingtons Funeral Directors: Managing Director Thomas Alan Billington (50–75% of shares).
Who runs Billingtons Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists one director of Billingtons Funeral Directors: Thomas Alan Billington.
How long has Billingtons Funeral Directors been in business?
The company was formed on 11 December 2012.
What do Billingtons Funeral Directors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £543k (+7.1% from £507k) and cash at bank of £480k (−35% from £740k).
Does Billingtons Funeral Directors use any other names?
It trades as Horsfield & Family Funeral Directors.

Sources and links

The full report on Billingtons Funeral Directors Limited

£19.99 · Instant PDF download

Loading secure checkout…