Watership Independent Funerals Limited

Reference number: 814783

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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

Golden Charter Limited Reference number: 965279 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.
  • WATERSHIP INDEPENDENT FUNERALS LIMITED (FRN 814783) introduces customers to Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not WATERSHIP INDEPENDENT FUNERALS.
  • Example: if WATERSHIP INDEPENDENT FUNERALS refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from WATERSHIP INDEPENDENT FUNERALS 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 tmfunerals.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01256 476366 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RG23 8LL
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Other names (2)

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

  • L Titcombe & Family Trading name
  • L Titcombe & Family Independent Funeral Directors Trading name

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
08574028
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 June 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
4 Elmwood Parade, Elmwood Way, Basingstoke, RG23 8LL, England
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Linda Jane Briggs Director Feb 1962 18 Jun 2013 9 other companies
Lorraine Titcombe Director Sep 1961 18 Jun 2013 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
11
closed down
3
still active
8

In the full report: all 11 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Turnover

£433k

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£27.7k

+36% from £20.3k

Employees (average)

2

−33% from 3

Owed within a year

£39.1k

+25% from £31.2k

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
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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 08574028. 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

Watership Independent Funerals’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (11)

2018

25 July 2018

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

1 July 2016

  • Lorraine Titcombe took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

18 June 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms like Watership Independent Funerals

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

In Basingstoke

Jonathan Williams Independent Funeral Directors LtdBasingstokeAppointed representativeSpencer & Peyton LtdBasingstokeAppointed representative

In the Reading (RG) postcode area

A.b.walker & Son LimitedReadingAppointed representativeAsh Brook the Funeral Directors LtdReadingAppointed representativeDebbie CollinsTadleyAppointed representativeH J Newman LimitedWokinghamAppointed 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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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Watership Independent Funerals Limited FCA authorised?
Watership Independent Funerals Limited (FRN 814783) 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 Watership Independent Funerals?
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. Watership Independent Funerals Limited (FRN 814783) introduces customers to Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Watership Independent Funerals. Example: if Watership Independent Funerals refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Watership Independent Funerals 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 Watership Independent Funerals’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01256 476366 and the website tmfunerals.co.uk for Watership Independent Funerals. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Watership Independent Funerals a scam or clone?
Watership Independent Funerals 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 Watership Independent Funerals?
Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for Watership Independent Funerals's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Watership Independent Funerals?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Watership Independent Funerals: Mrs Lorraine Titcombe (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Watership Independent Funerals?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Watership Independent Funerals: Linda Jane Briggs and Lorraine Titcombe.
How long has Watership Independent Funerals been in business?
The company was formed on 18 June 2013.
What do Watership Independent Funerals’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show turnover of £433k (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and net assets of £27.7k (+36% from £20.3k).
Does Watership Independent Funerals use any other names?
It trades as L Titcombe & Family and L Titcombe & Family Independent Funeral Directors.

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