S. Gascoigne And Sons Limited

Reference number: 1013464

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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.
  • S. Gascoigne And Sons Limited (FRN 1013464) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not S. Gascoigne And Sons.
  • Example: if S. Gascoigne And Sons refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from S. Gascoigne And Sons 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 gascoignefunerals.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0121 458 5859 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B30 3EX
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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
02412754
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 August 1989 (37 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Alexander Bastock Director Oct 1970 31 Jul 2023 7 other companies
David Alexander Bastock Secretary Not published 31 Jul 2023 –

Other companies run by its director

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
7
closed down
2
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 7 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
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£761k

+65% from £462k

Cash at bank

£202k

+19% from £170k

Owed within a year

£60.3k

−21% from £76.1k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02412754. 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

S. Gascoigne And Sons’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (15)

2024

13 December 2024

  • C. Bastock (Contracts) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

14 May 2024

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2023

31 July 2023

  • Board replaced: both directors left and a new director took over
  • Christopher Gascoigne stopped being the majority owner
  • David Alexander Bastock gained significant control
  • Sandra Maureen Gascoigne stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Christopher Gascoigne became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Sandra Maureen Gascoigne became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1989

10 August 1989

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to S. Gascoigne And Sons

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

connected firms
2
share a director
2
past link
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like S. Gascoigne And Sons

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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is S. Gascoigne And Sons Limited FCA authorised?
S. Gascoigne And Sons Limited (FRN 1013464) 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 S. Gascoigne And Sons?
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. S. Gascoigne And Sons Limited (FRN 1013464) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not S. Gascoigne And Sons. Example: if S. Gascoigne And Sons refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from S. Gascoigne And Sons 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 S. Gascoigne And Sons’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0121 458 5859 and the website gascoignefunerals.co.uk for S. Gascoigne And Sons. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is S. Gascoigne And Sons a scam or clone?
S. Gascoigne And Sons 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 S. Gascoigne And Sons?
Protection works through Open Prepaid Funerals Limited, the principal firm responsible for S. Gascoigne And Sons's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns S. Gascoigne And Sons?
S. Gascoigne And Sons is owned by C. Bastock (Contracts) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 13 December 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Christopher Gascoigne and Mrs Sandra Maureen Gascoigne.
Who runs S. Gascoigne And Sons?
Companies House lists one director of S. Gascoigne And Sons: David Alexander Bastock.
How long has S. Gascoigne And Sons been in business?
The company was formed on 10 August 1989.
What do S. Gascoigne And Sons’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2025, show net assets of £761k (+65% from £462k) and cash at bank of £202k (+19% from £170k).

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