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
Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited Reference number: 958152 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.
- Donald McLaren Limited (FRN 980900) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use Donald McLaren's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Donald McLaren, 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
45 Sunnyside Road, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, ML5 3DG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01236 424132 is
- Who else gives the postcode ML5 3DG
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Ecclesiastical Planning Services 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, freeYou 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
- SC189724 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 25 September 1998 (28 years old)
- Registered office
- 45 Sunnyside Road, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, ML5 3DG
- Nature of business
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- Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Flannigan | Director | Apr 1956 | 9 Nov 1998 | 3 other companies |
| Carol Ann Kerr | Director | Jul 1968 | 9 Nov 1998 | 3 other companies |
| Donald Ian Mclaren | Director | Jul 1938 | 9 Nov 1998 | 3 other companies |
| Julie Ann Eileen Mclaren | Director | Jun 1984 | 6 Apr 2014 | None |
| Carol Ann Kerr | Secretary | Not published | 9 Nov 1998 | 3 other companies |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 3
- closed down
- 2
- run together
- 3
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 3 companies these 4 directors run together
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Donald McLaren’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
24 February 2026
- Donald McLaren Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2022
12 August 2022
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2018
8 December 2018
- Charles Flannigan gained significant control
Companies House
7 December 2018
- Charles Flannigan stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Carol Ann Kerr gained significant control
- Charles Flannigan became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Julie Ann Eileen McLaren gained significant control
Companies House
1998
25 September 1998
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 18 events
- All 18 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 10
Firms connected to Donald McLaren
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Donald McLaren. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Donald McLaren
Other firms of the same type (funeral director), nearest first.
In the Motherwell (ML) postcode area
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 18 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk