Direct Funeral Services Limited

Reference number: 1003378

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

GOLDEN LEAVES LIMITED Reference number: 960923 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.
  • Direct Funeral Services Limited (FRN 1003378) introduces customers to GOLDEN LEAVES LIMITED (FRN 960923). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Direct Funeral Services.
  • Example: if Direct Funeral Services refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Direct Funeral Services 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When snailhamfd.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 029 2241 8782 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CF82 7AA
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Other names (1)

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

  • Christopher Snailham & Family Funeral Directors Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Golden Leaves 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
15138345
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 September 2023 (3 years old)
Registered office
3 Cross Street, Abertridwr, Caerphilly, CF83 4BD, Wales
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Darren Thomas Pole Director Mar 1966 14 Sep 2023 8 other companies
Luke Thomas Pole Director Feb 1990 23 Oct 2024 1 other company

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
8
closed down
7
run together
1

In the full report: all 8 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£87.3k

+94% from £45.0k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£13.1k

−32% from £19.3k

Assets and liabilities

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 15138345. 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

Direct Funeral Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (11)

2024

23 October 2024

  • Luke Thomas Pole became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1 October 2024

  • Wayne Graham Pole stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2023

1 October 2023

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

14 September 2023

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Darren Thomas Pole became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Wayne Graham Pole became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms like Direct Funeral Services

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

In the Cardiff (CF) postcode area

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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Direct Funeral Services Limited FCA authorised?
Direct Funeral Services Limited (FRN 1003378) 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 Direct Funeral Services?
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. Direct Funeral Services Limited (FRN 1003378) introduces customers to GOLDEN LEAVES LIMITED (FRN 960923). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Direct Funeral Services. Example: if Direct Funeral Services refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Direct Funeral Services 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 Direct Funeral Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 029 2241 8782 and the website snailhamfd.co.uk for Direct Funeral Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Direct Funeral Services a scam or clone?
Direct Funeral Services 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 Direct Funeral Services?
Protection works through Golden Leaves Limited, the principal firm responsible for Direct Funeral Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Direct Funeral Services?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Direct Funeral Services: Mr Darren Thomas Pole (25–50% of shares) and Mr Luke Thomas Pole (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Wayne Graham Pole.
Who runs Direct Funeral Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Direct Funeral Services: Darren Thomas Pole and Luke Thomas Pole.
How long has Direct Funeral Services been in business?
The company was formed on 14 September 2023.
What do Direct Funeral Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £87.3k (+94% from £45.0k).
Does Direct Funeral Services use any other names?
It trades as Christopher Snailham & Family Funeral Directors.

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