Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith

Reference number: 520689

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Introducer appointed representative

Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd Reference number: 820727 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.
  • Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith (FRN 520689) introduces customers to Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd (FRN 820727). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith.
  • Example: if Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When newbarnscaravanpark.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01524 762213 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LA5 0BN
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Other names (4)

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

  • New Barns Caravan Park Trading name
  • R Barber & Son Trading name
  • New Barn Caravan Park Former trading name
  • New Barn Farm Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Bspoke Lifestyle 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.

Key dates in its history

Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (8)

2022

5 July 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "R Barber & Son"

FCA register

2010

18 March 2010

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (2 shown here)
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  • All 8 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith FCA authorised?
Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith (FRN 520689) 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 Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith?
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. Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith (FRN 520689) introduces customers to Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd (FRN 820727). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith. Example: if Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith 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 Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01524 762213 and the website newbarnscaravanpark.co.uk for Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith a scam or clone?
Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith 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 Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith?
Protection works through Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Robert & Darren Barber & Rachel Smith use any other names?
It trades as New Barns Caravan Park and R Barber & Son. It has previously used 2 other names: New Barn Caravan Park and New Barn Farm.

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