Markham Funeral Service Ltd

Reference number: 980367

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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.
  • Markham Funeral Service Ltd (FRN 980367) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Markham Funeral Service.
  • Example: if Markham Funeral Service refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Markham Funeral Service 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 markhamfuneralservice.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01728 747795 is
  • Who else gives the postcode IP13 0AA
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Other names (1)

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

  • East Suffolk Direct Cremations 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
12376256
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
23 December 2019 (6 years old)
Registered office
The Old Cart Lodge Bridge Farm, Ash Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0AA, England
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew Richard Markham Director Mar 1984 23 Dec 2019 None
Nikki Adele Markham Director Jun 1988 23 Dec 2019 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£49.8k

Down £7,998 from −£41.8k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£11.7k

+181% from £4,164

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £49.8k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2024
  • 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 12376256. 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

Markham Funeral Service’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (12)

2022

4 August 2022

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2019

23 December 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Andrew Richard Markham became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Nikki Adele Markham became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Woodberry Secretarial Limited gave up control
  • Woodberry Secretarial Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms like Markham Funeral Service

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

In Woodbridge

E.b. Button & Sons LimitedWoodbridgeAppointed representative

In the Ipswich (IP) 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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  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Markham Funeral Service Ltd FCA authorised?
Markham Funeral Service Ltd (FRN 980367) 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 Markham Funeral Service?
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. Markham Funeral Service Ltd (FRN 980367) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Markham Funeral Service. Example: if Markham Funeral Service refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Markham Funeral Service 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 Markham Funeral Service’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01728 747795 and the website markhamfuneralservice.co.uk for Markham Funeral Service. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Markham Funeral Service a scam or clone?
Markham Funeral Service 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 Markham Funeral Service?
Protection works through Open Prepaid Funerals Limited, the principal firm responsible for Markham Funeral Service's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Markham Funeral Service?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Markham Funeral Service: Mr Andrew Richard Markham (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Nikki Adele Markham (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Woodberry Secretarial Limited.
Who runs Markham Funeral Service?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Markham Funeral Service: Andrew Richard Markham and Nikki Adele Markham.
How long has Markham Funeral Service been in business?
The company was formed on 23 December 2019.
What do Markham Funeral Service’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of −£49.8k (down £7,998 from −£41.8k).
Does Markham Funeral Service use any other names?
It trades as East Suffolk Direct Cremations.

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