Serene Funeral Planning Limited

Reference number: 975199

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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 serenefuneralplanning.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0330 175 9957 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NG3 1GF
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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
SC699656
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 May 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office
Clyde Offices, 2nd Floor, 48 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BP, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Chloe Elizabeth Lymn Rose Director Aug 1980 7 Feb 2025 16 other companies
James Richard Myers Director Oct 1992 7 Feb 2025 None
James Myers Secretary Not published 7 Feb 2025 –

Other companies run by these 2 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
16
still active
16
are FCA-registered
6

In the full report: all 16 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 6 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2024Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£130k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£4,187

−80% from £20.9k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£638

−99% from £104k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £130k more than it owned.

Total equity

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 SC699656. 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

Serene Funeral Planning’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (18)

2025

7 February 2025

  • Angela Goretti Young gave up control
  • Lr Bereavement Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2023

3 May 2023

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

FCA register

2021

24 May 2021

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Angela Goretti Young took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Serene Funeral Planning

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

connected firms
6
no longer authorised
1
share a director
6

In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (6), the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Serene Funeral Planning

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

Elsewhere in the UK

Co-op Funeral Plans LimitedManchesterAuthorisedCentral England Co-operative Funeral Plans LimitedLichfieldAuthorisedDistinct Funeral Plans LimitedCannockAuthorisedEcclesiastical Planning Services LimitedGloucesterAuthorisedM&F Funeral Services LimitedMusselburghAuthorisedPeter Christopher Freeman and Brigid Mary FreemanHorshamAuthorised

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  • 16 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 18 events in its history
  • 6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Serene Funeral Planning Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Serene Funeral Planning Limited (FRN 975199) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2023 and works as a funeral plan provider. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Serene Funeral Planning’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0330 175 9957 and the website serenefuneralplanning.co.uk for Serene Funeral Planning. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Serene Funeral Planning a scam or clone?
Serene Funeral Planning 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 Serene Funeral Planning?
It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Serene Funeral Planning to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Serene Funeral Planning?
Serene Funeral Planning is owned by Lr Bereavement Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 7 February 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Angela Goretti Young.
Who runs Serene Funeral Planning?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Serene Funeral Planning: Chloe Elizabeth Lymn Rose and James Richard Myers.
How long has Serene Funeral Planning been in business?
The company was formed on 24 May 2021, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2023.
What do Serene Funeral Planning’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2024, show net assets of −£130k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £4,187 (−80% from £20.9k).

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