Southern Co-operative Funerals Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 4 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 1943

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.

Website

funeralplans.coop (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0800 243 380
Address

The Southern Co-Operative, Building 1000, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Portsmouth, PO6 3FE, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When funeralplans.coop first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0800 243 380 is
Who else gives the postcode PO6 3FE

Other names (3)

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

Southern Co-op Trading name: A name it trades under now.
The Co-operative Funeralcare Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Willow Cremations Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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: 00382640 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 9 September 1943 (83 years old)
Registered office: 1000 Lakeside, Western Road North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3FE
Nature of business: Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Gregory Wilkins	Director	Apr 1973	13 Apr 2018	20 other companies
Ben Stimson	Director	Sep 1971	18 Aug 2025	20 other companies
Emma Jane Connors	Director	Aug 1980	8 Sep 2026	None
Murshida Khan	Secretary	Not published	26 Aug 2025	–

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 companies: 22
still active: 22
run together: 18

In the full report: all 22 companies, 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 18 companies these 3 directors run together
All 22 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Southern Co-operative Funerals’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (48)

2022

29 July 2022

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

FCA register

1999

19 January 1999

Board replaced: both directors left and 4 new directors took over

Companies House

1943

9 September 1943

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 48 events

All 48 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 40

Firms connected to Southern Co-operative Funerals

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

connected firms: 4
no longer authorised: 1
share its postcode: 4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Southern Co-operative Funerals

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

Elsewhere in the UK

Co-op Funeral Plans LimitedManchesterAuthorised Central England Co-operative Funeral Plans LimitedLichfieldAuthorised Distinct Funeral Plans LimitedCannockAuthorised Ecclesiastical Planning Services LimitedGloucesterAuthorised M&F Funeral Services LimitedMusselburghAuthorised Peter Christopher Freeman and Brigid Mary FreemanHorshamAuthorised

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22 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 48 events in its history
4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Southern Co-operative Funerals Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Southern Co-operative Funerals Limited (FRN 965280) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2022 and works as a funeral plan provider. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Southern Co-operative Funerals’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 243 380 and the website funeralplans.coop for Southern Co-operative Funerals. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Southern Co-operative Funerals a scam or clone?

Southern Co-operative Funerals 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 Southern Co-operative Funerals?

It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Southern Co-operative Funerals to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Southern Co-operative Funerals?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Southern Co-operative Funerals: Gregory Wilkins, Ben Stimson and Emma Jane Connors.

How long has Southern Co-operative Funerals been in business?

The company was formed on 9 September 1943, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2022.

Does Southern Co-operative Funerals use any other names?

It trades as Southern Co-op, The Co-operative Funeralcare and Willow Cremations.