Critoph & Crowe Limited

Reference number: 981250

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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.
  • CRITOPH & CROWE LIMITED (FRN 981250) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use CRITOPH & CROWE's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from CRITOPH & CROWE, 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

    01502 564285

  • Address

    49-55 Lorne Park Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0RB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01502 564285 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NR33 0RB
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Other names (3)

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

  • Broadland Memorials Trading name
  • Compassionate Cremations Trading name
  • critoph and crowe 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
07550016
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 March 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
49-55 Lorne Park Road, South Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0RB
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jonathan Critoph Director May 1972 3 Jul 2011 3 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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other companies
3
still active
3

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£563k

<1% from £559k

Cash at bank

£341k

+9.2% from £312k

Employees (average)

12

+9.1% from 11

Owed within a year

£57.1k

+3.1% from £55.4k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 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 07550016. 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

Critoph & Crowe’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (13)

2023

26 May 2023

  • June Critoph no longer has significant control

Companies House

2022

19 August 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2021

22 October 2021

  • June Critoph gained significant control

Companies House

2020

19 December 2020

  • The Estate Of Mr Eric Critoph stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2017

27 February 2017

  • Jonathan Critoph took control (75–100% of shares)
  • The Estate Of Mr Eric Critoph became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2011

3 March 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms like Critoph & Crowe

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

In the Norwich (NR) postcode area

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Critoph & Crowe Limited FCA authorised?
Critoph & Crowe Limited (FRN 981250) 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 Critoph & Crowe?
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. Critoph & Crowe Limited (FRN 981250) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Critoph & Crowe's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Critoph & Crowe, 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 Critoph & Crowe’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01502 564285 for Critoph & Crowe. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Critoph & Crowe a scam or clone?
Critoph & Crowe 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 Critoph & Crowe?
Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for Critoph & Crowe's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Critoph & Crowe?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Critoph & Crowe: Mr Jonathan Critoph (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs June Critoph and The Estate Of Mr Eric Critoph.
Who runs Critoph & Crowe?
Companies House lists one director of Critoph & Crowe: Jonathan Critoph.
How long has Critoph & Crowe been in business?
The company was formed on 3 March 2011.
What do Critoph & Crowe’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £563k (<1% from £559k) and cash at bank of £341k (+9.2% from £312k).
Does Critoph & Crowe use any other names?
It trades as Broadland Memorials, Compassionate Cremations and critoph and crowe.

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