North of England Estates Limited

Reference number: 952225

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Introducer appointed representative

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Responsible principal firm

Orchard Funding Limited Reference number: 725315 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.
  • North of England Estates Limited (FRN 952225) introduces customers to Orchard Funding Limited (FRN 725315). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not North of England Estates.
  • Example: if North of England Estates refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from North of England Estates 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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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01594 832583

  • Address

    Bells Hotel & the Royal Forest of Dean Golf Club, Lords Hill, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8BE, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01594 832583 is
  • Who else gives the postcode GL16 8BE
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Other names (2)

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

  • Bells Hotel & Country Club Trading name
  • Forest of Dean Golf Club Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Orchard Funding 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Companies House records this company in a voluntary arrangement.
  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
00287831
Company status
Voluntary-Arrangement
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 May 1934 (92 years old)
Registered office
The Stables Office Hall Garth Hotel & Country Club, Coatham Mundeville, Darlington, Co. Durham, DL1 3LU, England
Nature of business
  • Hotels and similar accommodation (SIC 55100)
  • Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Colin Fitzpatrick Director Jun 1955 12 Jun 2017 40 other companies
Daniel George Smith Director Feb 1983 22 Jan 2018 1 other company
John Colin Fitzpatrick Secretary Not published 1 Oct 2005 40 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
41
closed down
27
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 41 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 on the FCA register
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 29 September 2023Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£590k

−917% from £72.2k

Net assets

£7.98m

−8.8% from £8.76m

Cash at bank

£222k

−88% from £1.83m

Employees (average)

222

+25% from 178

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

The accounts for the year to 29 September 2023 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £4.37m, for the year to 29 September 2021.

Profit before tax

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 00287831. 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

North of England Estates’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (18)

2026

7 August 2026

  • Daniel George Smith became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2025

6 May 2025

  • Tessa Rosemary McKeag stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

25 March 2025

  • Donald Clive McKeag stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2021

4 June 2021

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Donald Clive McKeag became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Tessa Rosemary McKeag became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1934

7 May 1934

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms connected to North of England Estates

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with North of England Estates. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share a director
1
past link
1

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  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 41 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 18 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is North of England Estates Limited FCA authorised?
North of England Estates Limited (FRN 952225) 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 North of England Estates?
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. North of England Estates Limited (FRN 952225) introduces customers to Orchard Funding Limited (FRN 725315). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not North of England Estates. Example: if North of England Estates refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from North of England Estates 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 North of England Estates’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01594 832583 for North of England Estates. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is North of England Estates a scam or clone?
North of England Estates 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 North of England Estates?
Protection works through Orchard Funding Limited, the principal firm responsible for North of England Estates's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns North of England Estates?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of North of England Estates: Mr Daniel George Smith (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Tessa Rosemary McKeag and Mr Donald Clive McKeag.
Who runs North of England Estates?
Companies House lists 2 directors of North of England Estates: John Colin Fitzpatrick and Daniel George Smith.
How long has North of England Estates been in business?
The company was formed on 7 May 1934. Companies House now lists it as voluntary-arrangement.
What do North of England Estates’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 29 September 2023, show profit before tax of −£590k (−917% from £72.2k) and net assets of £7.98m (−8.8% from £8.76m). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does North of England Estates use any other names?
It trades as Bells Hotel & Country Club and Forest of Dean Golf Club.

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