Darren Macdonald Funeral Directors Limited

Darren Macdonald Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 813877) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

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. Darren Macdonald Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 813877) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Darren Macdonald Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Darren Macdonald 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.

The FCA register lists the phone number 01722 330598 and the website darrenmacdonaldfuneraldirectors.co.uk for Darren Macdonald Funeral Directors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Darren Macdonald 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.

Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for Darren Macdonald Funeral Directors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.