Independent Funeral Services Limited

Reference number: 827383

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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

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.
  • INDEPENDENT FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 827383) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not INDEPENDENT FUNERAL SERVICES.
  • Example: if INDEPENDENT FUNERAL SERVICES refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from INDEPENDENT FUNERAL SERVICES 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 lucyandtattum.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01978 264365 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LL12 7EP
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Other names (1)

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

  • Lucy & Tattum Funeral Directors Trading name

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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
04483081
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 July 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
The Office Ffordd Pentre Bach, Nercwys, Mold, CH7 4EG, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Craig Tattum Director Dec 1961 11 Jul 2002 3 other companies
Alice Kay Tattum Director Jul 1992 2 Feb 2021 1 other company
ALITER LIMITED Corporate director Not published 9 Jul 2024 14 other companies

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
15
closed down
6
run together
3

In the full report: all 15 companies, 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 3 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£121k

+3.6% from £117k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£81.8k

+20% from £68.0k

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 04483081. 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

Independent Funeral Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (10)

2021

26 January 2021

  • Peter Anthony Rees Matthews stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2019

18 July 2019

  • Craig Tattum took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2018

30 November 2018

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

18 July 2016

  • Peter Anthony Rees Matthews became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2002

11 July 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

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

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  • 15 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 Independent Funeral Services Limited FCA authorised?
Independent Funeral Services Limited (FRN 827383) 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 Independent Funeral Services?
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. Independent Funeral Services Limited (FRN 827383) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Independent Funeral Services. Example: if Independent Funeral Services refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Independent Funeral Services 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 Independent Funeral Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01978 264365 and the website lucyandtattum.co.uk for Independent Funeral Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Independent Funeral Services a scam or clone?
Independent Funeral Services 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 Independent Funeral Services?
Protection works through Open Prepaid Funerals Limited, the principal firm responsible for Independent Funeral Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Independent Funeral Services?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Independent Funeral Services: Mr Craig Tattum (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Peter Anthony Rees Matthews.
Who runs Independent Funeral Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Independent Funeral Services: Craig Tattum, Alice Kay Tattum and Aliter Limited.
How long has Independent Funeral Services been in business?
The company was formed on 11 July 2002.
What do Independent Funeral Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £121k (+3.6% from £117k).
Does Independent Funeral Services use any other names?
It trades as Lucy & Tattum Funeral Directors.

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