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.
- Appointed for 4 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2019
- Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026
Responsible principal firm
Golden Charter Limited Reference number: 965279 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.
- IAN JOHNSTON FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED (FRN 983109) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use IAN JOHNSTON FUNERAL DIRECTORS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from IAN JOHNSTON 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
142N St. Clair Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 2BZ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01592 652133 is
- Who else gives the postcode KY1 2BZ
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- IAN JOHNSTON Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- IAN JOHNSTON FUNERAL DIRECTOR Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection 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, freeYou 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
- SC623787 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 11 March 2019 (7 years old)
- Registered office
- 142n St Clair Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 2BZ, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Andrew Johnston | Director | Nov 1964 | 11 Mar 2019 | None |
| Alistair Robert Caldicott | Director | Oct 1988 | 28 Mar 2025 | 1 other company |
| Christiane Katharine Henderson | Director | Nov 1975 | 28 Mar 2025 | 1 other company |
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 company
- 1
- still active
- 1
- run together
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any 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
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£78.4k
+167% from £29.4k
Cash at bank
£11.8k
−60% from £29.3k
Employees (average)
4
−20% from 5
Owed within a year
£31.5k
−40% from £53.0k
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
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 SC623787. 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
Ian Johnston Funeral Directors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
28 March 2025
- Caldicott & Henderson Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
- Ian Andrew Johnston stopped being the majority owner
Companies House
2022
12 September 2022
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2019
11 March 2019
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Ian Andrew Johnston became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 12 events
- All 12 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 5
Firms connected to Ian Johnston Funeral Directors
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ian Johnston Funeral Directors. 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 Ian Johnston Funeral Directors
Other firms of the same type (funeral director), nearest first.
In Kirkcaldy
In the Kirkcaldy (KY) postcode area
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 12 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk