Keith Parlour

Reference number: 985149

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Introducer appointed representative

Keith Parlour can only introduce you to their 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.
  • Keith Parlour (FRN 985149) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Keith Parlour.
  • Example: if Keith Parlour refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Keith Parlour 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When bedalefuneralservices.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01677 426185 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DL8 1EQ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Bedale & District Funeral Services Trading name
  • Bedale Funeral Services Former 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.

Key dates in its history

Keith Parlour’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (1) All events (4)

2022

12 October 2022

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 4 events

  • All 4 events in its history (1 shown here)
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Firms like Keith Parlour

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

In the Darlington (DL) postcode area

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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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  • All 4 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Keith Parlour FCA authorised?
Keith Parlour (FRN 985149) 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 Keith Parlour?
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. Keith Parlour (FRN 985149) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Keith Parlour. Example: if Keith Parlour refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Keith Parlour 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 Keith Parlour’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01677 426185 and the website bedalefuneralservices.co.uk for Keith Parlour. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Keith Parlour a scam or clone?
Keith Parlour 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 Keith Parlour?
Protection works through Open Prepaid Funerals Limited, the principal firm responsible for Keith Parlour's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Keith Parlour use any other names?
It trades as Bedale & District Funeral Services. It has previously used the name Bedale Funeral Services.

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