South Downs Funeral Service Limited

Reference number: 981036

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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

Golden Charter Limited Reference number: 965279 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.
  • SOUTH DOWNS FUNERAL SERVICE LIMITED (FRN 981036) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use SOUTH DOWNS FUNERAL SERVICE's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from SOUTH DOWNS 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

    023 9223 1567

  • Address

    Post Office, Hambledon Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 6NN, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 023 9223 1567 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PO7 6NN
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Other names (1)

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

  • Mayfields Funeral Directors Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Golden Charter 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
07800147
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 October 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
The Old Post Office Hambledon Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 6NN
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Mark Lee-Bapty Director Jul 1965 6 Oct 2011 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 5 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£522k

+18% from £442k

Cash at bank

£62.9k

−80% from £318k

Employees (average)

9

Same as 9

Owed within a year

£54.6k

−25% from £72.7k

Assets and liabilities

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  • 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07800147. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (15)

2026

27 February 2026

  • Martin Lee-Bapty stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

16 August 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Martin Lee-Bapty became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Paul Mark Lee-Bapty took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2011

6 October 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is South Downs Funeral Service Limited FCA authorised?
South Downs Funeral Service Limited (FRN 981036) 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 South Downs 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. South Downs Funeral Service Limited (FRN 981036) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use South Downs Funeral Service's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from South Downs 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 South Downs Funeral Service’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 023 9223 1567 for South Downs Funeral Service. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is South Downs Funeral Service a scam or clone?
South Downs 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 South Downs Funeral Service?
Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for South Downs Funeral Service's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns South Downs Funeral Service?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of South Downs Funeral Service: Mr Paul Mark Lee-Bapty (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Martin Lee-Bapty.
Who runs South Downs Funeral Service?
Companies House lists one director of South Downs Funeral Service: Paul Mark Lee-Bapty.
How long has South Downs Funeral Service been in business?
The company was formed on 6 October 2011.
What do South Downs Funeral Service’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £522k (+18% from £442k) and cash at bank of £62.9k (−80% from £318k).
Does South Downs Funeral Service use any other names?
It trades as Mayfields Funeral Directors.

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