David Hartley

Reference number: 1013781

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Introducer appointed representative

David Hartley 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.
  • David Hartley (FRN 1013781) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not David Hartley.
  • Example: if David Hartley refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from David Hartley 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07341 959777

  • Address

    5 Water Street, Earby, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 6QP, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 07341 959777 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BB18 6QP
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Other names (1)

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

  • David Hartley Independent Family Funeral Service 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

David Hartley’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2024

16 May 2024

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "David Hartley Independent Family Funeral Service"

FCA register

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

Firms like David Hartley

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

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  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 2 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is David Hartley FCA authorised?
David Hartley (FRN 1013781) 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 David Hartley?
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. David Hartley (FRN 1013781) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not David Hartley. Example: if David Hartley refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from David Hartley 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 David Hartley’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07341 959777 for David Hartley. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is David Hartley a scam or clone?
David Hartley 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 David Hartley?
Protection works through Open Prepaid Funerals Limited, the principal firm responsible for David Hartley's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does David Hartley use any other names?
It trades as David Hartley Independent Family Funeral Service.

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