The Natural Burial Company Limited

Reference number: 1003641

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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

Open Prepaid Funerals Limited Reference number: 962403 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.
  • The Natural Burial Company Limited (FRN 1003641) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The Natural Burial Company.
  • Example: if The Natural Burial Company refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The Natural Burial Company 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 thenaturalburialcompany.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0116 222 0247 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LE12 5SQ
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Open Prepaid Funerals 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
03086951
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 August 1995 (31 years old)
Registered office
Prestwold Hall, Prestwold, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5SQ, England
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Clifton Hugh Lancelot Wrottesley (Lord) Director Aug 1968 10 Dec 2015 5 other companies
Edward Packe-Drury-Lowe Director May 1965 10 Nov 2016 1 other company
Christopher Doggett Director Feb 1968 12 Apr 2019 None

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
6
closed down
1
still active
5

In the full report: all 6 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
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

£129k

−11% from £145k

Cash at bank

£105k

−7% from £113k

Owed within a year

£12.1k

−51% from £24.5k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03086951. 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 Natural Burial Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (21)

2026

1 February 2026

  • Athol Administration Limited stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2023

16 October 2023

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

1 December 2016

  • Athol Administration Limited became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Athol Administration Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Athol Administration Limited stopped being a part-owner
  • Edward Packe Drury Lowe became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1995

3 August 1995

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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Firms like The Natural Burial Company

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

In Loughborough

G. Gamble & Sons (Quorn) LimitedLoughboroughAppointed representativeKriss Morrison Cooper Independent Funeral Director LtdLoughboroughAppointed representative

In the Leicester (LE) postcode area

Anstey & District Funeral Services LimitedLeicesterAppointed representativeButterfly Funeral Services LtdLeicesterAppointed representativeE.C. Gilbert LimitedLeicesterAppointed representativeG. Seller & Company LimitedAppointed 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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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Natural Burial Company Limited FCA authorised?
The Natural Burial Company Limited (FRN 1003641) 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 The Natural Burial Company?
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. The Natural Burial Company Limited (FRN 1003641) introduces customers to Open Prepaid Funerals Limited (FRN 962403). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The Natural Burial Company. Example: if The Natural Burial Company refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The Natural Burial Company 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 The Natural Burial Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0116 222 0247 and the website thenaturalburialcompany.co.uk for The Natural Burial Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is The Natural Burial Company a scam or clone?
The Natural Burial Company 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 Natural Burial Company?
Protection works through Open Prepaid Funerals Limited, the principal firm responsible for The Natural Burial Company's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns The Natural Burial Company?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of The Natural Burial Company: Mr Edward Packe Drury Lowe (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Athol Administration Limited.
Who runs The Natural Burial Company?
Companies House lists 3 directors of The Natural Burial Company: Clifton Hugh Lancelot Wrottesley (Lord), Edward Packe-Drury-Lowe and Christopher Doggett.
How long has The Natural Burial Company been in business?
The company was formed on 3 August 1995.
What do The Natural Burial Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show total equity of £129k (−11% from £145k) and cash at bank of £105k (−7% from £113k).

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