Smith Family Funeral Directors Ltd

Reference number: 1007840

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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.
  • Smith Family Funeral Directors Ltd (FRN 1007840) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use Smith Family Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Smith Family 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01394 812000

  • Address

    14 Undercliff Road West, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 2AW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01394 812000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode IP11 2AW
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Other names (1)

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

  • Smith Family Independent 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
15041366
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 August 2023 (3 years old)
Registered office
32 Clacton Road, St. Osyth, Clacton-On-Sea, CO16 8PA, England
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Justin Guilder Director Jun 1972 1 Aug 2023 None
Kenneth Peter Guilder Director Nov 1950 13 Sep 2023 None
Clare Newton Secretary Not published 23 Apr 2025 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£17.7k

−25% from £23.8k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£0

−100% from £6,500

Net assets

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 15041366. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (10)

2024

15 March 2024

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2023

1 August 2023

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Justin Guilder took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Smith Family Funeral Directors

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Smith Family Funeral Directors

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

In Felixstowe

David Button Funeral Directors LimitedFelixstoweAppointed representative

In the Ipswich (IP) postcode area

Andrew Bingham Independent Funeral Service LimitedBury St. EdmundsAppointed representativeArmstrongs Funeral Service LimitedAppointed representativeE.b. Button & Sons LimitedWoodbridgeAppointed representativeEast of England Co-operative Society LimitedIpswichAppointed representativeEirlys Johnson Funeral Services LimitedThetfordAppointed 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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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 10 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Smith Family Funeral Directors Ltd FCA authorised?
Smith Family Funeral Directors Ltd (FRN 1007840) 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 Smith Family 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. Smith Family Funeral Directors Ltd (FRN 1007840) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use Smith Family Funeral Directors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Smith Family 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 Smith Family Funeral Directors’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01394 812000 for Smith Family Funeral Directors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Smith Family Funeral Directors a scam or clone?
Smith Family 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 Smith Family Funeral Directors?
Protection works through Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Smith Family Funeral Directors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Smith Family Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Smith Family Funeral Directors: Mr Justin Guilder (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Smith Family Funeral Directors?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Smith Family Funeral Directors: Justin Guilder and Kenneth Peter Guilder.
How long has Smith Family Funeral Directors been in business?
The company was formed on 1 August 2023.
What do Smith Family Funeral Directors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of £17.7k (−25% from £23.8k).
Does Smith Family Funeral Directors use any other names?
It trades as Smith Family Independent Funeral Directors.

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