Archwood Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 3 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1986
Accounts filed up to 30 September 2025

Responsible principal firm

SG Fleet UK Limited Reference number: 625294 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.
ARCHWOOD LIMITED (FRN 994599) introduces customers to SG Fleet UK Limited (FRN 625294). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not ARCHWOOD.
Example: if ARCHWOOD refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from ARCHWOOD 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

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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

01695 573234
Address

Richard Burbidge Ltd, Unit 23, Canal Wood Industrial Estate, Chirk, Wrexham, LL14 5RL, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01695 573234 is
Who else gives the postcode LL14 5RL

Other names (1)

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

Richard Burbidge Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through SG Fleet UK 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: 02037421 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 15 July 1986 (40 years old)
Registered office: Burbidge House Canal Wood Industrial Estate, Chirk, Wrexham, LL14 5RL, Wales
Nature of business: Sawmilling and planing of wood (SIC 16100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Richard Henry Burbidge	Director	Aug 1942	13 Oct 2010	9 other companies
Josh Burbidge	Director	Sep 1978	1 Nov 2012	None
Sophie Peach	Director	Jan 1968	1 Apr 2021	5 other companies
Lee Burford	Director	Jan 1985	10 May 2024	None
Jordan Stephen Parry	Director	Apr 1986	10 May 2025	None
Hayley Jane Scarratt	Director	May 1982	10 May 2025	3 other companies
Hayley Scarratt	Secretary	Not published	20 Mar 2023	–

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: 13
closed down: 1
run together: 4

In the full report: all 13 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 4 companies these 6 directors run together
All 27 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£24.4m

+8.2% from £22.6m

Profit before tax

£403k

From a loss of £146k

Net assets

£7.85m

+7.1% from £7.33m

Cash at bank

£234k

−7.5% from £253k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

Every year from 2021 to 2025
Both charts, 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 02037421. 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

Archwood’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (52)

2023

6 April 2023

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Ripat Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1986

15 July 1986

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 52 events

All 52 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 48

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13 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
5 years of accounts, charted
All 52 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Archwood Limited FCA authorised?

Archwood Limited (FRN 994599) 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 Archwood?

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. Archwood Limited (FRN 994599) introduces customers to SG Fleet UK Limited (FRN 625294). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Archwood. Example: if Archwood refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Archwood 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 Archwood’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01695 573234 for Archwood. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Archwood a scam or clone?

Archwood 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 Archwood?

Protection works through SG Fleet UK Limited, the principal firm responsible for Archwood's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Archwood?

Archwood is owned by Ripat Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Archwood?

Companies House lists 6 directors of Archwood: Richard Henry Burbidge, Josh Burbidge, Sophie Peach, Lee Burford, Jordan Stephen Parry and Hayley Jane Scarratt.

How long has Archwood been in business?

The company was formed on 15 July 1986.

What do Archwood’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show turnover of £24.4m (+8.2% from £22.6m) and profit before tax of £403k (from a loss of £146k).

Does Archwood use any other names?

It trades as Richard Burbidge.