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 1964
- Accounts filed up to 30 September 2025
Responsible principal firm
Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited Reference number: 958152 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.
- Tapper and Son(Poole)Limited (FRN 981401) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use Tapper and Son(Poole)Limited's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Tapper and Son(Poole)Limited, 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
32-34 Parkstone Road, Poole, BH15 2PG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01202 339099 is
- Who else gives the postcode BH15 2PG
Other names (7)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Alan Rice & Tapper Funeral Service Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Barrow Bros & Tapper Funeral Service Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Colin Hayley & Tapper Funeral Service Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Harbour View Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Tapper Funeral Service Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Woods Funeral Services Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Woods & Tapper Funeral Service Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection 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, freeYou 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
- 00814967 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 7 August 1964 (62 years old)
- Registered office
- 32-34 Parkstone Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2PG
- Nature of business
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- Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Christopher Tapper | Director | Jan 1972 | Not published | 1 other company |
| Steven John Tapper | Director | Feb 1969 | Not published | 1 other company |
| Christopher John Tapper | Director | Feb 1942 | Not published | 1 other company |
| Steven John Tapper | Secretary | Not published | 10 Nov 2004 | 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 companies
- 2
- closed down
- 1
- run together
- 1
In the full report: all 2 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 1 company these 3 directors run together
- All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£12.4m
No earlier figure to compare
Profit before tax
£2.50m
No earlier figure to compare
Net assets
£25.3m
No earlier figure to compare
Cash at bank
£1.32m
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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.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 00814967. 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
Tapper and Son (Poole)Limited’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
7 March 2024
- Changed its registered name from "Tapper and Son (Poole) Limited"
FCA register
2022
22 August 2022
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2017
4 March 2017
- Chris Tapper became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Paul Christopher Tapper became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Steven John Tapper became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
1964
7 August 1964
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 22 events
- All 22 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 9
Firms connected to Tapper and Son (Poole)Limited
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Tapper and Son (Poole)Limited. 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
Firms like Tapper and Son (Poole)Limited
Other firms of the same type (funeral director), nearest first.
In Poole
In the Bournemouth (BH) postcode area
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- 2 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 22 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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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
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