Darren Francis Baldwin

Reference number: 993682

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Introducer appointed representative

Darren Francis Baldwin can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Open Prepaid Funerals Limited Reference number: 962403 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Darren Francis Baldwin (FRN 993682) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Darren Francis Baldwin.
  • Example: if Darren Francis Baldwin refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Darren Francis Baldwin itself.
  • 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When darrenbaldwinfunerals.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0191 478 2730 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NE8 4BQ
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Other names (4)

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

  • DARREN BALDWIN FUNERALS Trading name
  • Darren Baldwin Funeral Service Trading name
  • Mr Darren Francis Baldwin Former name
  • Darren Baldwin Independent Family Funeral Directors Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Open Prepaid Funerals 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

Darren Francis Baldwin’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (6)

2024

18 April 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Mr Darren Francis Baldwin"

FCA register

2023

22 March 2023

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 6 events

  • All 6 events in its history (2 shown here)
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Firms connected to Darren Francis Baldwin

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Darren Francis Baldwin. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
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share its postcode
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In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Darren Francis Baldwin

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

In Gateshead

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  • All 6 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Darren Francis Baldwin FCA authorised?
Darren Francis Baldwin (FRN 993682) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Darren Francis Baldwin?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Darren Francis Baldwin (FRN 993682) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Darren Francis Baldwin. Example: if Darren Francis Baldwin refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Darren Francis Baldwin itself. 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 Darren Francis Baldwin’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0191 478 2730 and the website darrenbaldwinfunerals.co.uk for Darren Francis Baldwin. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Darren Francis Baldwin a scam or clone?
Darren Francis Baldwin 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 Darren Francis Baldwin?
Protection works through Open Prepaid Funerals Limited, the principal firm responsible for Darren Francis Baldwin's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Darren Francis Baldwin use any other names?
It trades as DARREN BALDWIN FUNERALS and Darren Baldwin Funeral Service. It has previously used 2 other names: Mr Darren Francis Baldwin and Darren Baldwin Independent Family Funeral Directors.

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