The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group Limited: FCA regulated?

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 9 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1984
Accounts filed up to 31 August 2025

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.
The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group Limited (FRN 789892) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group, 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.

Website

hunnaball.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01206 760049
Address

41 Mersea Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7QT, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When hunnaball.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01206 760049 is
Who else gives the postcode CO2 7QT

Other names (14)

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

Freedom Funerals Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Geo Paskell of Manningtree Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Hunnaball Memorials Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Hunnaball of Chelmsford Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Hunnaball of Colchester Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Hunnaball of Ipswich Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Hunnaball of Stanway Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Hunnaball of Sudbury Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Hunnaball of Witham Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Janet C Davies of Braintree Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Janet C Davies of Kelvedon Trading name: A name it trades under now.
J. K. May of West Mersea Trading name: A name it trades under now.
P.G. Oxley Trading name: A name it trades under now.
The Gate House Support Centre Colcheter Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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: 01847323 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 11 September 1984 (42 years old)
Registered office: York House, 41 Mersea Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7QT
Nature of business: Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Christopher Charles Adam Partner	Director	Jul 1971	1 Sep 2010	3 other companies
Polly Garwood	Director	Jan 1973	1 Sep 2010	None
Saul Hunnaball	Director	Apr 1969	1 Sep 2010	5 other companies
Mark Darren Ingram	Director	Feb 1972	9 Nov 2025	1 other company
Trevor Robert Hunnaball	Director	Sep 1942	Not published	6 other companies
Melanie Anne Hunnaball	Director	Sep 1949	Not published	3 other companies
Christopher Charles Adam Partner	Secretary	Not published	11 May 2016	–

Other companies run by these 6 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: 9
closed down: 1
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 4 companies these 6 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.18m

+7.3% from £2.03m

Cash at bank

£806k

+49% from £542k

Owed within a year

£772k

+11% from £694k

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 01847323. 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

The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (22)

2017

27 September 2017

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Melanie Anne Hunnaball became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Trevor Robert Hunnaball became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1984

11 September 1984

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

All 22 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 4

Firms connected to The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

past link: 1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

1 past link through former directors

Firms like The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group

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

In Colchester

J J Smith and Son LimitedColchesterAppointed representative M Gwinnell & R Gwinnell & Mrs C GwinnellColchesterAppointed representative Martin Hardy & Sons LimitedColchesterAppointed representative

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9 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
7 years of accounts, charted
All 22 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group Limited FCA authorised?

The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group Limited (FRN 789892) 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 The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group?

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. The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group Limited (FRN 789892) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group, 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 The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01206 760049 and the website hunnaball.co.uk for The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group a scam or clone?

The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group 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 The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group?

Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group: Mr Trevor Robert Hunnaball (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Melanie Anne Hunnaball (25–50% of shares).

Who runs The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group?

Companies House lists 6 directors of The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group: Christopher Charles Adam Partner, Polly Garwood, Saul Hunnaball, Mark Darren Ingram, Trevor Robert Hunnaball and Melanie Anne Hunnaball.

How long has The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group been in business?

The company was formed on 11 September 1984.

What do The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of £2.18m (+7.3% from £2.03m) and cash at bank of £806k (+49% from £542k).

Does The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group use any other names?

It trades as Freedom Funerals, Geo Paskell of Manningtree, Hunnaball Memorials, Hunnaball of Chelmsford and Hunnaball of Colchester, and 9 more names.