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 1987
- Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026
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.
- Walter C Parson Limited (FRN 980893) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use Walter C Parson's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Walter C Parson, 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
The Firs, 702 Budshead Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5DY, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01752 767676 is
- Who else gives the postcode PL6 5DY
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Pengelly Funeral Services Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Pidgen & Son Funeral Service Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Walter C. Parson Funeral Directors 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
- 02119023 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 2 April 1987 (39 years old)
- Registered office
- C/O Bishop Fleming, 5th Floor Salt Quay House 4 North East Quay, Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 0BN, England
- Nature of business
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- Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stephen Ware | Director | Apr 1991 | 22 Apr 2016 | 9 other companies |
| Stephen John Ware | Director | Jan 1959 | Not published | 8 other companies |
| Graham Philip May | Director | Nov 1947 | Not published | 8 other companies |
| David John Parslow | Director | Jan 1958 | Not published | 1 other company |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 10
- still active
- 10
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 10 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 8 companies these 4 directors run together
- All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£4.64m
+2.8% from £4.51m
Cash at bank
£141k
−51% from £286k
Employees (average)
86
+21% from 71
Owed within a year
£515k
−36% from £805k
No turnover or profit for the year to 31 March 2026: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £4.27m turnover and £503k profit, for the year to 31 March 2021.
Turnover and profit
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 02119023. 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
Walter C Parson’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2022
19 November 2022
- Graham Philip May stopped being a part-owner
- John Stephen Ware became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
12 August 2022
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Graham Philip May became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Stephen John Ware became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
1987
2 April 1987
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 15 events
- All 15 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 6
Firms connected to Walter C Parson
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Walter C Parson. 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 Walter C Parson
Other firms of the same type (funeral director), nearest first.
In Plymouth
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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
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk