Chris Sample

Reference number: 915981

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Appointed representative

Chris Sample does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their 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.
  • Chris Sample (FRN 915981) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Chris Sample's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Chris Sample, 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

    0191 454 4960

  • Address

    287 Sunderland Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 6RB, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 0191 454 4960 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NE34 6RB
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Other names (1)

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

  • Your Choice Funerals 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

Chris Sample’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2022

9 August 2022

  • Began trading as "YOUR CHOICE FUNERALS"

FCA register

2019

29 October 2019

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Your Choice Funerals"

FCA register

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

Firms like Chris Sample

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

In South Shields

Richard Dalton Funerals LimitedSouth ShieldsAppointed representativeTynedale Family Funeral Directors LimitedSouth ShieldsAppointed representative

In the Newcastle (NE) postcode area

All Seasons Funeral Directors LimitedPrudhoeAppointed representativeAyton Funeral ServiceGatesheadAppointed representativeBlyth Family Funerals LtdBlythAppointed representativeChris Sample Funerals LtdNorth ShieldsAppointed 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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  • All 3 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Chris Sample FCA authorised?
Chris Sample (FRN 915981) 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 Chris Sample?
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. Chris Sample (FRN 915981) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Chris Sample's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Chris Sample, 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 Chris Sample’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0191 454 4960 for Chris Sample. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Chris Sample a scam or clone?
Chris Sample 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 Chris Sample?
Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for Chris Sample's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Chris Sample use any other names?
It trades as Your Choice Funerals.

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