Brownings Funeral Directors Ltd

Reference number: 984597

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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.
  • BROWNINGS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD (FRN 984597) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use BROWNINGS FUNERAL DIRECTORS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from BROWNINGS 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

    01501 740234

  • Address

    22 Longridge Road, Whitburn, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH47 0DE, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 01501 740234 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EH47 0DE
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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
SC560588
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 March 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
22 Longridge Road, Whitburn, West Lothian, EH47 0DE, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Eric John Browning Director Sep 1981 15 Mar 2017 1 other company
Gary Robert Knox Director May 1966 15 Mar 2017 1 other company

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
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 2 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£77.7k

+56% from £49.9k

Employees (average)

4

Same as 4

Owed within a year

£331k

+12% from £296k

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
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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 SC560588. 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

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

2022

3 October 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2017

15 March 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Eric John Browning became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Gary Robert Knox became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Eric John Browning appointed as a director
  • Gary Robert Knox appointed as a director

Companies House

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

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 6 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Brownings Funeral Directors Ltd FCA authorised?
Brownings Funeral Directors Ltd (FRN 984597) 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 Brownings 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. Brownings Funeral Directors Ltd (FRN 984597) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Brownings Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Brownings 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 Brownings Funeral Directors’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01501 740234 for Brownings Funeral Directors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Brownings Funeral Directors a scam or clone?
Brownings 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 Brownings Funeral Directors?
Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for Brownings Funeral Directors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Brownings Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Brownings Funeral Directors: Mr Gary Robert Knox (25–50% of shares) and Mr Eric John Browning (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Brownings Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Brownings Funeral Directors: Eric John Browning and Gary Robert Knox.
How long has Brownings Funeral Directors been in business?
The company was formed on 15 March 2017.
What do Brownings Funeral Directors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £77.7k (+56% from £49.9k).

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