G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors Limited

Reference number: 981859

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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

Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited Reference number: 958152 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.
  • G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 981859) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from G. Collins & Sons 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01376 583750

  • Address

    4 The Street, White Notley, Witham, CM8 1RH, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 01376 583750 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CM8 1RH
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection 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, 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 name
G COLLINS AND SONS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED
Company number
06465310
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 January 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
4 The Street, White Notley, Witham, Essex, CM8 1RH
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Collins Director Dec 1981 7 Jan 2008 None
Haley Karen Collins Director Dec 1981 30 Jun 2020 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 April 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£61.5k

+9.4% from £56.3k

Cash at bank

£61.5k

+114% from £28.7k

Employees (average)

10

−9.1% from 11

Owed within a year

£70.8k

−17% from £84.8k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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 06465310. 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

G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (10)

2022

25 August 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2020

30 June 2020

  • Haley Karen Collins became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

9 June 2020

  • Gemma Burdon stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Gemma Burdon became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • James Collins became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2008

7 January 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors Limited FCA authorised?
G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 981859) 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 G. Collins & Sons 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. G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 981859) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from G. Collins & Sons 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 G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01376 583750 for G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors a scam or clone?
G. Collins & Sons 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 G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors?
Protection works through Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors: Mr James Collins (50–75% of shares) and Mrs Haley Karen Collins (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Gemma Burdon.
Who runs G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists 2 directors of G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors: James Collins and Haley Karen Collins.
How long has G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors been in business?
The company was formed on 7 January 2008.
What do G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2026, show net assets of £61.5k (+9.4% from £56.3k) and cash at bank of £61.5k (+114% from £28.7k).

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