DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers Ltd: 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 5 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2019
Accounts filed up to 31 August 2022

Responsible principal firm

TRADEHELP LTD Reference number: 697812 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.
DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers Ltd (FRN 945141) introduces customers to TRADEHELP LTD (FRN 697812). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers.
Example: if DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers 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

dpbplumbing.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01723 313404
Address

2A Acomb Court, Front Street, York, YO24 3BJ, England

In the full report: 3 background checks

When dpbplumbing.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01723 313404 is
Who else gives the postcode YO24 3BJ

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Tradehelp Ltd, 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: 12176422 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 27 August 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office: 2a Acomb Court Front Street, Acomb, York, North Yorkshire, YO24 3BJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation (SIC 43220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Danny Paul Birley	Director	Apr 1985	27 Aug 2019	4 other companies
Rebecca Birley	Director	Jul 1986	27 Aug 2019	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: 4
closed down: 2
run together: 2

In the full report: all 4 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
The 2 companies these 2 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2022Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£257k

+112% from £121k

Cash at bank

£304k

+19% from £257k

Employees (average)

9

+50% from 6

Owed within a year

£125k

−36% from £196k

Assets and liabilities

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 12176422. 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

DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (7)

2021

17 February 2021

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2019

27 August 2019

Incorporated at Companies House
Danny Paul Birley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Rebecca Birley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 7 events

All 7 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 2

Firms connected to DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers

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In York

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4 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 7 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers Ltd FCA authorised?

DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers Ltd (FRN 945141) 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 DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers?

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. DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers Ltd (FRN 945141) introduces customers to TRADEHELP LTD (FRN 697812). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers. Example: if DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers 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 DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01723 313404 and the website dpbplumbing.co.uk for DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers a scam or clone?

DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers 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 DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers?

Protection works through Tradehelp Ltd, the principal firm responsible for DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers: Mr Danny Paul Birley (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Rebecca Birley (25–50% of shares).

Who runs DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers?

Companies House lists 2 directors of DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers: Danny Paul Birley and Rebecca Birley.

How long has DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers been in business?

The company was formed on 27 August 2019.

What do DPB Plumbing & Heating Engineers’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2022, show total equity of £257k (+112% from £121k) and cash at bank of £304k (+19% from £257k).