Franklin Funeral Directors Limited

Reference number: 982414

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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.
  • Franklin Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 982414) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Franklin Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Franklin Funeral Directors, 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 franklinfunerals.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 024 7647 3000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CV4 9DU
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Other names (1)

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

  • Franklin & Hawkins Family Funeral Directors 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
06490784
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 February 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
333 Tile Hill Lane, Coventry, CV4 9DU
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gary Franklin Director Aug 1962 1 Feb 2008 1 other company
Andrew Philip Hawkins Director Oct 1960 1 Jun 2008 6 other companies
Tina Franklin Director Nov 1965 26 Sep 2019 1 other company
Tina Marie Franklin Secretary Not published 1 Feb 2008 –

Other companies run by these 3 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
6
closed down
3
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 3 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£44.1k

+26% from £35.0k

Cash at bank

£24.4k

−82% from £139k

Employees (average)

11

Same as 11

Owed within a year

£212k

−26% from £285k

Net assets

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 06490784. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Franklin Funeral Directors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (10)

2025

27 November 2025

  • Diane Hawkins no longer has significant control

Companies House

2022

2 September 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

1 May 2016

  • Diane Hawkins gained significant control

Companies House

2008

1 February 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms like Franklin Funeral Directors

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In Coventry

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Franklin Funeral Directors Limited FCA authorised?
Franklin Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 982414) 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 Franklin Funeral Directors?
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. Franklin Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 982414) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Franklin Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Franklin Funeral Directors, 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 Franklin Funeral Directors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 024 7647 3000 and the website franklinfunerals.co.uk for Franklin Funeral Directors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Franklin Funeral Directors a scam or clone?
Franklin Funeral Directors 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 Franklin Funeral Directors?
Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for Franklin Funeral Directors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Franklin Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Franklin Funeral Directors now. Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Diane Hawkins.
Who runs Franklin Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Franklin Funeral Directors: Gary Franklin, Andrew Philip Hawkins and Tina Franklin.
How long has Franklin Funeral Directors been in business?
The company was formed on 1 February 2008.
What do Franklin Funeral Directors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of £44.1k (+26% from £35.0k) and cash at bank of £24.4k (−82% from £139k).
Does Franklin Funeral Directors use any other names?
It trades as Franklin & Hawkins Family Funeral Directors.

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