Rudi Wood

Reference number: 986526

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Introducer appointed representative

Rudi Wood 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.
  • Rudi Wood (FRN 986526) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Rudi Wood.
  • Example: if Rudi Wood refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Rudi Wood 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 gibsonandwoodfunerals.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0191 517 2221 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DH5 9HY
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Other names (2)

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

  • Gibson & Wood Trading name
  • Gibson & Wood Funerals 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

Rudi Wood’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2022

3 November 2022

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Gibson & Wood Funerals"
  • Began trading as "Gibson & Wood"

FCA register

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

Firms like Rudi Wood

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

In Houghton Le Spring

Thompson Brothers & Sons Funeral Directors LtdHoughton Le SpringAppointed representative

In the Durham (DH) postcode area

Alan M. Ranson FuneralsChester Le StreetAppointed representativeCounty Durham Funeral Directors Ltd.DurhamAppointed representativeDerwentside Funeral Service LimitedStanleyAppointed representativeIvan Cochrane, Marlene Cochrane, Allison Cochrane, Ian Cochrane & Helen Cochrane-CrawfordDurhamAppointed representativeN. Alderson Funeral Director LtdDurhamAppointed 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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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Rudi Wood FCA authorised?
Rudi Wood (FRN 986526) 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 Rudi Wood?
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. Rudi Wood (FRN 986526) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Rudi Wood. Example: if Rudi Wood refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Rudi Wood 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 Rudi Wood’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0191 517 2221 and the website gibsonandwoodfunerals.co.uk for Rudi Wood. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Rudi Wood a scam or clone?
Rudi Wood 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 Rudi Wood?
Protection works through Open Prepaid Funerals Limited, the principal firm responsible for Rudi Wood's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Rudi Wood use any other names?
It trades as Gibson & Wood and Gibson & Wood Funerals.

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