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.
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 Craven Limited (FRN 980894) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use Walter Craven's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Walter Craven, 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
Craven Lodge, 14 Broad Green Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 5SG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0151 228 3900 is
- Who else gives the postcode L13 5SG
Other names (5)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- A. Maddock and Son Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Craven Funeral Directors Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Leadbetter & Murphy Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Maddock Funeral Directors Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Moar and Butler 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
- 00528142 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 16 January 1954 (72 years old)
- Registered office
- Craven Lodge, Broad Green Road, Liverpool, L13 5SG, England
- Nature of business
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- Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Joseph Craven | Director | Sep 1970 | 4 Aug 2000 | 3 other companies |
| Charles Joseph Craven | Secretary | Not published | 9 May 1998 | 3 other companies |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 3
- still active
- 3
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Walter Craven’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
17 April 2023
- Derek Roger Craven stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2022
12 August 2022
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Charles Joseph Craven became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
- Derek Roger Craven became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
1954
16 January 1954
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 13 events
- All 13 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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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