Barbara Castle Practice 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 2 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2007
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

Responsible principal firm

Simplyhealth Funding Services Limited Reference number: 308943 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.
Barbara Castle Practice Limited (FRN 1013934) introduces customers to Simplyhealth Funding Services Limited (FRN 308943). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Barbara Castle Practice.
Example: if Barbara Castle Practice refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Barbara Castle Practice 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.

Website

bcastle.org (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07947 509358
Address

Barbara Castle Health Centre, Broadley Road, Harlow, Essex, CM19 5SJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

When bcastle.org first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07947 509358 is
Who else gives the postcode CM19 5SJ

Other names (2)

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

Barbara Castle Dental Practice Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Priors Green Dental Hive Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Simplyhealth Funding 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, 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: 06411988 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 29 October 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office: Haslers, Old Station Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 4PL, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Dental practice activities (SIC 86230)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Irene Amrore (Dr)	Director	Oct 1971	29 Oct 2007	None
Akpo Peter Siekpe	Director	Apr 1977	1 Apr 2014	1 other company

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 company: 1
closed down: 1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£69.0k

Up £67.3k from £1,685

Cash at bank

£87.9k

+196% from £29.7k

Employees (average)

9

Same as 9

Owed within a year

£142k

+2% from £140k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2026
The chart, 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 06411988. 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

Barbara Castle Practice’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (8)

2024

29 May 2024

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Akpo Peter Siekpe became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Irene Amrore became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2007

29 October 2007

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 2

Firms like Barbara Castle Practice

Other firms of the same type (dental or medical practice), nearest first.

In the Chelmsford (CM) postcode area

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1 other company its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
7 years of accounts, charted
All 8 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Barbara Castle Practice Limited FCA authorised?

Barbara Castle Practice Limited (FRN 1013934) 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 Barbara Castle Practice?

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. Barbara Castle Practice Limited (FRN 1013934) introduces customers to Simplyhealth Funding Services Limited (FRN 308943). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Barbara Castle Practice. Example: if Barbara Castle Practice refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Barbara Castle Practice 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 Barbara Castle Practice’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07947 509358 and the website bcastle.org for Barbara Castle Practice. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Barbara Castle Practice a scam or clone?

Barbara Castle Practice 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 Barbara Castle Practice?

Protection works through Simplyhealth Funding Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Barbara Castle Practice's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Barbara Castle Practice?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Barbara Castle Practice: Irene Amrore (50–75% of shares) and Akpo Peter Siekpe (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Barbara Castle Practice?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Barbara Castle Practice: Irene Amrore (Dr) and Akpo Peter Siekpe.

How long has Barbara Castle Practice been in business?

The company was formed on 29 October 2007.

What do Barbara Castle Practice’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £69.0k (up £67.3k from £1,685) and cash at bank of £87.9k (+196% from £29.7k).

Does Barbara Castle Practice use any other names?

It trades as Barbara Castle Dental Practice and Priors Green Dental Hive.