Open Prepaid Funerals Limited

Reference number: 962403

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When openprepaidfunerals.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0330 660 0072 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CV35 0AE
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Other names (2)

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

  • Open Funeral Plans Trading name
  • Open Prepaid Funeral Plans Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Funeral plans FSCS may apply
    Funeral plans are FSCS protected. If the provider fails, the FSCS can arrange for your plan to be honoured or pay compensation.
  • 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
04747037
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 April 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
The American Barns Banbury Road, Lighthorne, Warwick, CV35 0AE, England
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Taplin Director Jul 1967 23 Feb 2016 3 other companies
David Alexander Bastock Secretary Not published 1 Jul 2010 –

Other companies run by its director

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other companies
3
closed down
2
still active
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£307k

+44% from £213k

Employees (average)

10

Same as 10

Owed within a year

£134k

+80% from £74.2k

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 04747037. 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

Open Prepaid Funerals’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (16)

2022

29 July 2022

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • David Alexander Bastock became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • John Taplin became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2003

28 April 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms like Open Prepaid Funerals

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

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Open Prepaid Funerals Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2022 and works as a funeral plan provider. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Open Prepaid Funerals’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0330 660 0072 and the website openprepaidfunerals.co.uk for Open Prepaid Funerals. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Open Prepaid Funerals a scam or clone?
Open Prepaid Funerals 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 Open Prepaid Funerals?
It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Open Prepaid Funerals to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Open Prepaid Funerals?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Open Prepaid Funerals: Mr David Alexander Bastock (25–50% of shares) and Mr John Taplin (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Open Prepaid Funerals?
Companies House lists one director of Open Prepaid Funerals: John Taplin.
How long has Open Prepaid Funerals been in business?
The company was formed on 28 April 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2022.
What do Open Prepaid Funerals’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £307k (+44% from £213k).
Does Open Prepaid Funerals use any other names?
It trades as Open Funeral Plans and Open Prepaid Funeral Plans.

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