PJK Funeral Directors Limited

Reference number: 981371

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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.

Responsible principal firm

Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited Reference number: 958152 Authorised 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.
  • PJK Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 981371) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use PJK Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from PJK 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

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 pauljking.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01621 855552 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CM9 4LJ
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Other names (1)

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

  • Paul J King Funeral Directors Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Ecclesiastical Planning Services 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
08848547
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 January 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
Causeway House, 37-39 The Causeway, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4LJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Margaret Rose Bone Director Oct 1945 16 Jan 2014 4 other companies
Paul John King Director Feb 1969 16 Jan 2014 10 other companies
Corinne Helen Cadey Director Feb 1980 17 Feb 2025 2 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
13
closed down
6
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 13 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£872k

+20% from £725k

Cash at bank

£334k

+66% from £201k

Employees (average)

20

+11% from 18

Owed within a year

£199k

+8% from £185k

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 08848547. 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

PJK Funeral Directors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (7)

2022

22 August 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

28 April 2016

  • Paul John King took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

16 January 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 7 events

  • All 7 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to PJK Funeral Directors

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with PJK Funeral Directors. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
5
share its postcode
5
past link
1

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like PJK Funeral Directors

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

In the Chelmsford (CM) postcode area

A E Farrer, J E Farrer, B E Farrer & R A FarrerBillericayAppointed representativeAdam & Greenwood Funeral Home LLPChelmsfordAppointed representativeAlec Butcher Funeral Directors LtdWithamAppointed representativeBakers Funeral Services LimitedChelmsfordAppointed representativeBennetts Funeral Directors LimitedBrentwoodAppointed representativeG. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors LimitedWithamAppointed representative

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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  • 13 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 7 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is PJK Funeral Directors Limited FCA authorised?
PJK Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 981371) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for PJK Funeral Directors?
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. PJK Funeral Directors Limited (FRN 981371) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use PJK Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from PJK 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.
What is PJK Funeral Directors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01621 855552 and the website pauljking.com for PJK Funeral Directors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is PJK Funeral Directors a scam or clone?
PJK Funeral Directors 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 PJK Funeral Directors?
Protection works through Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for PJK Funeral Directors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns PJK Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of PJK Funeral Directors: Mr. Paul John King (75–100% of shares).
Who runs PJK Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists 3 directors of PJK Funeral Directors: Margaret Rose Bone, Paul John King and Corinne Helen Cadey.
How long has PJK Funeral Directors been in business?
The company was formed on 16 January 2014.
What do PJK Funeral Directors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £872k (+20% from £725k) and cash at bank of £334k (+66% from £201k).
Does PJK Funeral Directors use any other names?
It trades as Paul J King Funeral Directors.

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