Washington Green Retail Limited

Reference number: 726395

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

This company holds another FCA record

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Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When castlefineart.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07843 977825 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B1 1RD
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Other names (5)

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

  • Castle Fine Art Trading name
  • Artica Galleries Former trading name
  • Artisan Galleries Former trading name
  • Castle Galleries Former trading name
  • Forest Galleries Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

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
06910082
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 May 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office
Castle Fine Art Head Office 29-31 The Mailbox, 5 Wharfside Street, Birmingham, B1 1RD, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Retail sale in commercial art galleries (SIC 47781)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ehud Sheleg Director Nov 1955 26 May 2009 17 other companies
Paul Joseph Sylvester Green Director Jul 1957 30 Jun 2017 14 other companies
Ian David Weatherby-Blythe Director Jun 1968 16 Oct 2017 7 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
29
closed down
12
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 29 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 7 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£1.29m

−222% from £1.06m

Net assets

£16.9m

−7.1% from £18.1m

Cash at bank

£519k

−71% from £1.81m

Owed within a year

£21.1m

+10% from £19.2m

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £31.3m, for the year to 30 April 2020.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 06910082. 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

Washington Green Retail’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (22)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Washington Green Fine Art Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

9 February 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2009

19 May 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Washington Green Retail

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 29 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Washington Green Retail Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Washington Green Retail Limited (FRN 726395) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Washington Green Retail’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07843 977825 and the website castlefineart.com for Washington Green Retail. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Washington Green Retail a scam or clone?
Washington Green Retail 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 Washington Green Retail?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Washington Green Retail handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Washington Green Retail to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Washington Green Retail?
Washington Green Retail is owned by Washington Green Fine Art Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Washington Green Retail?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Washington Green Retail: Ehud Sheleg, Paul Joseph Sylvester Green and Ian David Weatherby-Blythe.
How long has Washington Green Retail been in business?
The company was formed on 19 May 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2016.
What do Washington Green Retail’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of −£1.29m (−222% from £1.06m) and net assets of £16.9m (−7.1% from £18.1m).
Does Washington Green Retail use any other names?
It trades as Castle Fine Art. It has previously used 4 other names, including Artica Galleries, Artisan Galleries and Castle Galleries.

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