Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland Limited

Reference number: 1011811

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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

Golden Charter Limited Reference number: 965279 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.
  • RANKIN FUNERAL DIRECTORS BURNTISLAND LIMITED (FRN 1011811) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use RANKIN FUNERAL DIRECTORS BURNTISLAND's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from RANKIN FUNERAL DIRECTORS BURNTISLAND, 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01592 871123

  • Address

    239 High Street, Burntisland, Fife, KY3 9AQ, United Kingdom

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Other names (1)

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

  • Rankin Funeral Directors Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Golden Charter 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
SC730615
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 April 2022 (4 years old)
Registered office
25 Kinghorn Road, Burntisland, KY3 9EA, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Darren Kennedy Rankin Director Jan 1976 26 Apr 2022 None

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  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2026Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£224k

+7.6% from £208k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£19.7k

+9.6% from £17.9k

Assets and liabilities

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  • Every year from 2023 to 2026
  • 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 SC730615. 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

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

2024

3 April 2024

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Rankin Funeral Directors"

FCA register

2022

26 April 2022

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Darren Kennedy Rankin took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Darren Kennedy Rankin appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland Limited FCA authorised?
Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland Limited (FRN 1011811) 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 Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland?
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. Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland Limited (FRN 1011811) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland, 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 Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01592 871123 for Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland a scam or clone?
Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland 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 Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland?
Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland: Mr Darren Kennedy Rankin (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland?
Companies House lists one director of Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland: Darren Kennedy Rankin.
How long has Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland been in business?
The company was formed on 26 April 2022.
What do Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2026, show net assets of £224k (+7.6% from £208k).
Does Rankin Funeral Directors Burntisland use any other names?
It trades as Rankin Funeral Directors.

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