Sympathy4u Limited

Reference number: 1034017

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Independent Funeral Planning Services Ltd Reference number: 962434 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Sympathy4u Limited (FRN 1034017) introduces customers to Independent Funeral Planning Services Ltd (FRN 962434). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Sympathy4u.
  • Example: if Sympathy4u refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Sympathy4u itself.
  • 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When sympathy4u.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 107 6390 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DA14 4DT
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Independent Funeral Planning Services Ltd, 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
14782567
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 April 2023 (3 years old)
Registered office
12 Hatherley Road, Sidcup, DA14 4DT, England
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Francis Meilack Director Jan 1963 3 Sep 2023 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

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

Year to 30 April 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£6,203

Up £5,987 from £216

Cash at bank

£4,653

+5.7% from £4,404

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£10.6k

<1% from £10.5k

Assets and liabilities

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 14782567. 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

Sympathy4u’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (8)

2026

25 August 2026

  • Jason Anthony Saines stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2025

4 June 2025

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2023

3 October 2023

  • Francis Meilack took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

5 April 2023

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Jason Anthony Saines became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Sympathy4u

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Sympathy4u. 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 Sympathy4u

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

In the Dartford (DA) postcode area

Hergest & Cavell Funeral Directors LimitedGravesendAppointed representativeMarion Ann Needham & Helen Louise PatelSwanscombeAppointed representativeMr. Morris & Partners LimitedGravesendAppointed representativePl Mulligan Funeral Directors LtdBexleyheathAppointed representativeStephen P Gay Funeral Service LimitedGravesendAppointed representativeThe Tender Touch Independent Funeral Service LtdGravesendAppointed 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
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 8 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sympathy4u Limited FCA authorised?
Sympathy4u Limited (FRN 1034017) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Sympathy4u?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Sympathy4u Limited (FRN 1034017) introduces customers to Independent Funeral Planning Services Ltd (FRN 962434). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Sympathy4u. Example: if Sympathy4u refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Sympathy4u itself. 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 Sympathy4u’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 107 6390 and the website sympathy4u.co.uk for Sympathy4u. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sympathy4u a scam or clone?
Sympathy4u 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 Sympathy4u?
Protection works through Independent Funeral Planning Services Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Sympathy4u's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Sympathy4u?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Sympathy4u: Mr Francis Meilack (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Jason Anthony Saines.
Who runs Sympathy4u?
Companies House lists one director of Sympathy4u: Francis Meilack.
How long has Sympathy4u been in business?
The company was formed on 5 April 2023.
What do Sympathy4u’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of £6,203 (up £5,987 from £216) and cash at bank of £4,653 (+5.7% from £4,404).

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