Olive and Barr 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 2 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2018
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025
On its latest accounts it owed £1.47m more than it owned

Responsible principal firm

IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD Reference number: 703401 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.
OLIVE AND BARR LTD (FRN 1016873) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not OLIVE AND BARR.
Example: if OLIVE AND BARR refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from OLIVE AND BARR 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

oliveandbarr.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07503 121614
Address

Unit 133, 222 Kensal Road, London, Kensington And Chelsea, W10 5BN, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When oliveandbarr.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07503 121614 is
Who else gives the postcode W10 5BN

Other names (1)

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

Handmade Shaker Kitchen LTD Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions 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: 11376894 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 22 May 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office: 24 Regent Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 5EH, England
Nature of business: Manufacture of kitchen furniture (SIC 31020)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Alexander James Bruce	Director	Dec 1970	22 May 2018	1 other company
Ryan Laydon	Director	Jun 1992	20 Dec 2023	None
Nicolle Whyte	Director	Feb 1993	20 Dec 2023	None
James Knight	Director	Apr 1975	6 Nov 2025	None

Other companies run by these 4 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
still active: 1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

14 months to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£1.47m

−990% from £165k

Cash at bank

£45.3k

−47% from £84.8k

Owed within a year

£1.56m

+97% from £793k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £1.47m more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 to 2025
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 11376894. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (16)

2025

21 July 2025

Changed its registered name from "Handmade Shaker Kitchen LTD"

FCA register

2024

11 July 2024

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2020

13 January 2020

William John Forde stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2018

22 May 2018

Incorporated at Companies House
Alexander James Bruce became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
William John Forde became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

All 16 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 8

Firms connected to Olive and Barr

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

connected firms: 2
share its postcode: 2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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1 other company its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 16 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Olive and Barr Ltd FCA authorised?

Olive and Barr Ltd (FRN 1016873) 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 Olive and Barr?

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. Olive and Barr Ltd (FRN 1016873) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Olive and Barr. Example: if Olive and Barr refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Olive and Barr 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 Olive and Barr’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07503 121614 and the website oliveandbarr.com for Olive and Barr. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Olive and Barr a scam or clone?

Olive and Barr 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 Olive and Barr?

Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Olive and Barr's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Olive and Barr?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Olive and Barr: Mr Alexander James Bruce (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr William John Forde.

Who runs Olive and Barr?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Olive and Barr: Alexander James Bruce, Ryan Laydon, Nicolle Whyte and James Knight.

How long has Olive and Barr been in business?

The company was formed on 22 May 2018.

What do Olive and Barr’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of −£1.47m (−990% from £165k) and cash at bank of £45.3k (−47% from £84.8k).

Does Olive and Barr use any other names?

It has previously used the name Handmade Shaker Kitchen LTD.