Narberth runs on independent business. High Street retail, delis, galleries, restaurants and boutique accommodation in period buildings, plus the commercial and retail development at Bloomfield and the surrounding villages.
We are 30 minutes away, so there is no travel charge and no waiting a fortnight for a slot.
Small independents are exactly who the October 2023 change caught. A two or three person business used to sit under the five-employee recording threshold and reasonably assumed a written assessment was optional. That threshold no longer exists in Wales, and an audit will now ask to see the assessment recorded in full along with the fire safety arrangements. Most owners here simply have not been told.
We work across High Street, St James Street, Market Square, Northfield Road, the Bloomfield development and the villages out towards Templeton and Robeston Wathen, and out into the surrounding parishes. Population is around 2,300.
The rule that caught most people out. Since 1 October 2023 the five‑employee recording exemption no longer exists in Wales. Every responsible person in Narberth must record the fire risk assessment in full, along with their fire safety arrangements, however small the business.
Narberth runs on independents, and independents are exactly who the October 2023 change caught. A two or three person business used to sit under the five-employee recording threshold and reasonably assumed a written assessment was optional. That threshold no longer exists in Wales, and an audit will ask to see the assessment recorded in full.
Cooking in period buildings on a narrow high street, frequently with storage or a flat above and a single staircase serving both.
Small guesthouses and letting rooms above businesses. The moment anyone sleeps on the premises the assessment changes character entirely.
Newer commercial and community premises, plus the village halls in the surrounding parishes, which are in scope in exactly the same way a business is.
What the building is, how many floors, whether anyone sleeps there. Enough to fix a price.
A 30 minute drive. We walk the building with whoever knows it best, photographing as we go.
Recorded in full within five working days, with a numbered and prioritised action list.
Yes. The duty never depended on headcount, only the recording exemption did, and that went on 1 October 2023. A two-person shop now has to record its assessment in full, the same as anyone else.
Not the duty, but it does change the practical arrangements. Who checks the building is empty, who tests the alarm, and what happens when a delivery arrives on a closed day are all things the assessment covers.
It sits at the bottom of the range. Ring and describe the building and you will get a fixed price on the call.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 the responsible person for any non‑domestic premises must carry out a fire risk assessment. Since 1 October 2023, section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 requires it to be recorded in full, along with your fire safety arrangements, regardless of how many people you employ. Enforcement in Narberth sits with Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
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Tell us the building and we will give you a price on the phone. Most assessments are booked within the week.