Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors Ltd

Reference number: 981949

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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

Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited Reference number: 958152 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.
  • Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors Ltd (FRN 981949) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Clarkson's Independent 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

    01225 426822

  • Address

    7 Windsor Place, Bath, Somerset, BA1 3DF, United Kingdom

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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Ecclesiastical Planning Services 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
Company number
08537077
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 May 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
7 Windsor Place, Upper Bristol Road, Bath, Somerset, BA1 3DF
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Carol Anne Spalding Director May 1955 20 May 2013 None
Sophie Martha May Director Apr 1987 1 Mar 2015 None
Sophie Martha May Secretary Not published 20 May 2013 –

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  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£75.2k

−55% from £169k

Cash at bank

£9,339

−77% from £41.2k

Owed within a year

£146k

−25% from £193k

Assets and liabilities

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  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08537077. 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

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

2023

22 September 2023

  • Carol Anne Spalding stopped being the majority owner
  • Sophie Martha May gave up control
  • Sophie Martha May took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2022

26 August 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Carol Anne Spalding became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Sophie Martha May took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

1 March 2015

  • Sophie Martha May appointed as a director

Companies House

2013

20 May 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Carol Anne Spalding appointed as a director

Companies House

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors Ltd FCA authorised?
Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors Ltd (FRN 981949) 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 Clarkson's Independent 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. Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors Ltd (FRN 981949) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Clarkson's Independent 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 Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01225 426822 for Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors a scam or clone?
Clarkson's Independent 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 Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors?
Protection works through Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors: Sophie Martha May (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Carol Anne Spalding.
Who runs Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors: Carol Anne Spalding and Sophie Martha May.
How long has Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors been in business?
The company was formed on 20 May 2013.
What do Clarkson's Independent Funeral Directors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £75.2k (−55% from £169k) and cash at bank of £9,339 (−77% from £41.2k).

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