Gavin Screen: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

Gavin Screen can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 4 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions

Responsible principal firm

Open Prepaid Funerals Limited Reference number: 962403 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
Gavin Screen (FRN 982138) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Gavin Screen.
Example: if Gavin Screen refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Gavin Screen itself.
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.

Website

djscreenandsons.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01484 452220
Address

222-224 Bradford Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 6LJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When djscreenandsons.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01484 452220 is
Who else gives the postcode HD1 6LJ

Other names (3)

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

D.J.Screen & Sons Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Brighouse & Rastrick Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
D J Screen and Sons Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Open Prepaid Funerals 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.

Key dates in its history

Gavin Screen’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (1) All events (6)

2022

31 August 2022

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 6 events

All 6 events in its history (1 shown here)

Firms connected to Gavin Screen

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Gavin Screen. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Gavin Screen

Other firms of the same type (funeral director), nearest first.

In Huddersfield

Clive Pearson & Leanne Marie PearsonHuddersfieldAppointed representative Huddersfield Funeral Service LtdHuddersfieldAppointed representative Paul McNultyHuddersfieldAppointed representative

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All 6 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gavin Screen FCA authorised?

Gavin Screen (FRN 982138) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for Gavin Screen?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Gavin Screen (FRN 982138) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Gavin Screen. Example: if Gavin Screen refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Gavin Screen itself. 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 Gavin Screen’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01484 452220 and the website djscreenandsons.co.uk for Gavin Screen. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Gavin Screen a scam or clone?

Gavin Screen 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 Gavin Screen?

Protection works through Open Prepaid Funerals Limited, the principal firm responsible for Gavin Screen's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Does Gavin Screen use any other names?

It trades as D.J.Screen & Sons. It has previously used 2 other names: Brighouse & Rastrick and D J Screen and Sons.