Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services Limited

Reference number: 983370

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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.
  • DODGSON & BELL FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 983370) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use DODGSON & BELL FUNERAL SERVICES's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from DODGSON & BELL FUNERAL SERVICES, 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

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

    01606 42534

  • Address

    Greenacre Funeral Home, 49 Birches Lane, Lostock Green, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 7SN, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 01606 42534 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CW9 7SN
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Other names (2)

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

  • Dodgson's Funeral Service Trading name
  • George Bell Funeral Service 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
01819170
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 May 1984 (42 years old)
Registered office
49 Birches Lane, Lostock Green, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 7SN
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Damian Saul Dodgson Director Jun 1972 1 Oct 2015 None
Ann Mary Dodgson Director Apr 1946 Not published None
Ann Mary Dodgson Secretary Not published Not published None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.22m

+40% from £868k

Cash at bank

£353k

+4.6% from £337k

Employees (average)

15

Same as 15

Owed within a year

£191k

−41% from £325k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 01819170. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (9)

2022

14 September 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2021

4 August 2021

  • Barrington Voyce Dodgson stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Ann Mary Dodgson took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Barrington Voyce Dodgson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1984

24 May 1984

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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  • All 9 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services Limited FCA authorised?
Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services Limited (FRN 983370) 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 Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services?
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. Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services Limited (FRN 983370) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services, 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 Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01606 42534 for Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services a scam or clone?
Dodgson & Bell 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 Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services?
Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services: Mrs Ann Mary Dodgson (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Barrington Voyce Dodgson.
Who runs Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services: Damian Saul Dodgson and Ann Mary Dodgson.
How long has Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services been in business?
The company was formed on 24 May 1984.
What do Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £1.22m (+40% from £868k) and cash at bank of £353k (+4.6% from £337k).
Does Dodgson & Bell Funeral Services use any other names?
It trades as Dodgson's Funeral Service and George Bell Funeral Service.

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