EC Alderwick & Son Limited

Reference number: 980534

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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 LEAVES LIMITED Reference number: 960923 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.
  • EC Alderwick & Son Limited (FRN 980534) is an AR of GOLDEN LEAVES LIMITED (FRN 960923). When you use EC Alderwick & Son's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from EC Alderwick & Son, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When bristolfuneraldirectors.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 018 4386 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BS3 1DJ
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Other names (6)

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

  • Bristol Funeral Directors Trading name
  • Bristol South Funeral Services Trading name
  • Cotton & Sons Trading name
  • Daffodil Low Cost Funeral Services Trading name
  • Heaven on Earth Bespoke Funeral Services Trading name
  • Thomas Davis 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
00507245
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
23 April 1952 (74 years old)
Registered office
Southville Lodge, Southville Road, Bristol, Avon, BS3 1DJ
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kit Roderick Sheppard Director Jan 1991 20 Aug 2024 3 other companies
Philip Anthony Alderwick Director Mar 1955 Not published 3 other companies
Derek Gilbert Gunningham Director Aug 1950 Not published 4 other companies
Austin Sheppard Director May 1950 Not published 3 other companies
Derek Gilbert Gunningham Secretary Not published Not published 4 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
4
still active
4
run together
3

In the full report: all 4 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 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2023Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£650k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£327k

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Employees (average)

46

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Owed within a year

£894k

No earlier figure to compare

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 00507245. 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

EC Alderwick & Son’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (17)

2022

8 August 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

1 August 2016

  • Austin Shepard gained significant control
  • Bristol Funeral Directors Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Derek Gilbert Gunningham gained significant control
  • Philip Anthony Alderwick gained significant control

Companies House

1952

23 April 1952

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 17 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is EC Alderwick & Son Limited FCA authorised?
EC Alderwick & Son Limited (FRN 980534) 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 EC Alderwick & Son?
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. EC Alderwick & Son Limited (FRN 980534) is an AR of GOLDEN LEAVES LIMITED (FRN 960923). When you use EC Alderwick & Son's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from EC Alderwick & Son, 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 EC Alderwick & Son’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 018 4386 and the website bristolfuneraldirectors.co.uk for EC Alderwick & Son. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is EC Alderwick & Son a scam or clone?
EC Alderwick & Son 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 EC Alderwick & Son?
Protection works through Golden Leaves Limited, the principal firm responsible for EC Alderwick & Son's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns EC Alderwick & Son?
EC Alderwick & Son is owned by Bristol Funeral Directors Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 1 August 2016.
Who runs EC Alderwick & Son?
Companies House lists 4 directors of EC Alderwick & Son: Kit Roderick Sheppard, Philip Anthony Alderwick, Derek Gilbert Gunningham and Austin Sheppard.
How long has EC Alderwick & Son been in business?
The company was formed on 23 April 1952.
What do EC Alderwick & Son’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2023, show net assets of £650k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £327k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does EC Alderwick & Son use any other names?
It trades as Bristol Funeral Directors, Bristol South Funeral Services, Cotton & Sons, Daffodil Low Cost Funeral Services and Heaven on Earth Bespoke Funeral Services, and 1 more names.

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