H. Cope (C.h.) Limited

Reference number: 814551

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Golden Charter Limited Reference number: 965279 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.
  • H. COPE (C.H.) LIMITED (FRN 814551) introduces customers to Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not H. COPE (C.H.).
  • Example: if H. COPE (C.H.) refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from H. COPE (C.H.) 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When hcopefuneraldirectors.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01384 569388 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B64 5JG
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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
00537958
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 September 1954 (72 years old)
Registered office
Lashford House, 123 Reddal Hill Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 5JG
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Keith Cope Director May 1948 27 Nov 1997 5 other companies
Richard Thomas Lashford Cope Director Apr 1980 6 Apr 2004 1 other company
Richard Thomas Lashford Cope Secretary Not published 1 Nov 2001 1 other company

Other companies run by these 2 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
5
closed down
5
run together
1

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£243k

<1% from £244k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£66.3k

+214% from £21.1k

Assets and liabilities

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 00537958. 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

H. Cope (C.h.)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (12)

2018

23 July 2018

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

1 July 2016

  • Keith Cope took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1954

11 September 1954

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms like H. Cope (C.h.)

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

In Cradley Heath

Trevor E W Hickton LimitedCradley HeathAppointed representative

In the Birmingham (B) postcode area

Farewill LtdSutton ColdfieldAppointed representativeA.b.taylor Funeral Services LimitedBirminghamAppointed representativeAsian Funeral Services (SMK) LtdSmethwickAppointed representativeBastock & Bruce LimitedSolihullAppointed representativeBrain and Waldron LtdSmethwickAppointed representative

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is H. Cope (C.h.) Limited FCA authorised?
H. Cope (C.h.) Limited (FRN 814551) 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 H. Cope (C.h.)?
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. H. Cope (C.h.) Limited (FRN 814551) introduces customers to Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not H. Cope (C.h.). Example: if H. Cope (C.h.) refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from H. Cope (C.h.) 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 H. Cope (C.h.)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01384 569388 and the website hcopefuneraldirectors.co.uk for H. Cope (C.h.). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is H. Cope (C.h.) a scam or clone?
H. Cope (C.h.) 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 H. Cope (C.h.)?
Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for H. Cope (C.h.)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns H. Cope (C.h.)?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of H. Cope (C.h.): Mr Keith Cope (75–100% of shares).
Who runs H. Cope (C.h.)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of H. Cope (C.h.): Keith Cope and Richard Thomas Lashford Cope.
How long has H. Cope (C.h.) been in business?
The company was formed on 11 September 1954.
What do H. Cope (C.h.)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of £243k (<1% from £244k).

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