Smith’s Funeral Service Limited

Reference number: 981398

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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.

Appointed for 4 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2016
Accounts filed up to 30 September 2025

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’s Funeral Service Limited (FRN 981398) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use Smith’s Funeral Service's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Smith’s Funeral Service, 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

01452 522856
Address

Furnace Lane, Newent, GL18 1DD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01452 522856 is
Who else gives the postcode GL18 1DD

Other names (2)

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

Denmark Road Funeral Services Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Goodwins Funeral Directors Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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 name: SMITHS FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED
Company number: 10335963 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 18 August 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office: 20 Newerne Street, Lydney, GL15 5RA, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Robert James Tyler	Director	Apr 1975	18 Aug 2016	1 other company
Stephen John Tyler	Director	Apr 1966	18 Aug 2016	None
Susan Margaret Tyler	Director	Jul 1964	18 Aug 2016	1 other company

Other companies run by these 3 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 company: 1
still active: 1
run together: 1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 1 company these 3 directors run together
All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.39m

+16% from £1.20m

Cash at bank

£358k

−29% from £507k

Owed within a year

£566k

−16% from £676k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 to 2025
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 10335963. 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’s Funeral Service’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (14)

2022

22 August 2022

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2017

17 August 2017

Robert James Tyler became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Stephen John Tyler became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Susan Margaret Tyler became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

18 August 2016

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

All 14 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 7

Firms like Smith’s Funeral Service

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

In the Gloucester (GL) postcode area

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1 other company its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
7 years of accounts, charted
All 14 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Smith’s Funeral Service Limited FCA authorised?

Smith’s Funeral Service Limited (FRN 981398) 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’s Funeral Service?

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’s Funeral Service Limited (FRN 981398) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use Smith’s Funeral Service's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Smith’s Funeral Service, 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’s Funeral Service’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01452 522856 for Smith’s Funeral Service. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Smith’s Funeral Service a scam or clone?

Smith’s Funeral Service 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’s Funeral Service?

Protection works through Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Smith’s Funeral Service's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Smith’s Funeral Service?

Companies House lists 3 people with significant control of Smith’s Funeral Service: Mr Stephen John Tyler (25–50% of shares), Mr Robert James Tyler (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Susan Margaret Tyler (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Smith’s Funeral Service?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Smith’s Funeral Service: Robert James Tyler, Stephen John Tyler and Susan Margaret Tyler.

How long has Smith’s Funeral Service been in business?

The company was formed on 18 August 2016.

What do Smith’s Funeral Service’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £1.39m (+16% from £1.20m) and cash at bank of £358k (−29% from £507k).

Does Smith’s Funeral Service use any other names?

It trades as Denmark Road Funeral Services and Goodwins Funeral Directors.

Sources and links

Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
Its Companies House record gov.uk
Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk