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Apley Castle Mortgage Broker review

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Trading as Apley Castle Mortgages Limited · Telford · Service area: Telford, Shropshire

Apley Castle Mortgage Broker in short

Apley Castle Mortgage Broker is a Wellington broker whose platform profile records an FCA number at its Church Street address. The company record runs back further than any ranked firm in this round. That longevity is rare here and speaks to steady local demand. In our view Apley Castle suits borrowers happy to start by phone, since the firm has no website and its services rest on the listings alone.

Customer reviews hold five out of five on Google. Contact runs through the phone number on the listings page. What counts against it is the thin public record: with no site, fees and full services cannot be compared before calling. For anything beyond mortgages, a full-service ranked firm fits better.

Apley Castle Mortgage Broker reviews and ratings on other sites

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Google5.0 out of 513

Our verdict

Our judgement: Apley Castle suits you if you want a long-established Wellington mortgage broker with an FCA number on record. The company has run since 2007 and reviews sit at 5 out of 5. It counts against it that there is no website, so you cannot compare services or fees before picking up the phone.

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
63.1 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

72 out of 100

Google 5 out of 5 from 13 reviews [3].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

70 out of 100

Financial Conduct Authority membership is listed on the business's own website [1].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80 out of 100

On the Companies House record since 2007 [2].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

40 out of 100

No advice fee, fee scale or VAT position is published [1].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

30 out of 100

The firm has no website; only the Places listing carries the address and phone number [3].

Evidence

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Limited company since2007Source companies-house

Industry qualifications

Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.

Strengths

  • The platform profile records FCA number 467836 for the firm at its Church Street Wellington address [1].

  • The company record is the longest in this round, active since March 2007 [2].

  • Customer evidence reads 5 out of 5 from 13 Google reviews, seen 4 September 2026 [3].

Limitations

  • The firm has no website, so services, fees and contact routes rest on the Places listing alone [3].

  • No insurance details are published [1] [3].

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Questions about Apley Castle Mortgage Broker

Is Apley Castle any good?

On the evidence, promising for Wellington borrowers: the company record runs back further than any ranked firm here, reviews hold five out of five on Google, and an FCA number is on record. The lack of a website is the gap. Read the full review, then call with your borrowing needs written down.

Is Apley Castle FCA authorised?

An FCA number is listed on the platform profile for the firm [1]. The register pages could not be searched directly. Search that number on the FCA register and confirm it covers your mortgage type first, before sharing any personal details.

What does Apley Castle charge?

No advice fee, fee scale or VAT position is published anywhere [1]. With no website, costs emerge only by phone. Ask for the full fee picture in pounds on the first call, including any commission, and get the figure by email where possible.

Where does Apley Castle work?

The firm is based on Church Street in Wellington and serves Telford and Shropshire borrowers [3]. With no website, the listings page carries the address and phone number. Have your income and deposit figures ready when you call to confirm cover.

How is Apley Castle ranked?

It was researched in our September round but sits outside the top ten, so it carries no ranked position. Longevity and reviews speak for it; the lack of a website counts against it. Read the full review, then compare it with a ranked broker that publishes fees.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. CD Financial72.4 / 100Ranked 1. Best for clearest published fees with Shifnal face-to-face advice.
  2. Pensionlite69.7 / 100Ranked 2. Best for chartered pension transfer and retirement specialists.
  3. Croft & Oakes Chartered Financial Planners69.6 / 100Ranked 3. Best for chartered planners for pensions and investment advice.
  4. Paul Humphreys Credit Insurance Services69.6 / 100Ranked 4. Best for trade credit insurance for UK businesses.

Sources

  1. FinancialAdvisers.co.uk — Apley Castle Mortgages Limited profile Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Companies House — APLEY CASTLE MORTGAGES LIMITED overview (06187708) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Google Maps listing — Apley Castle Mortgage Broker, Wellington Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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