Barcode Energy - Fuel Division began trading on 10 December 2025 and remains active, according to its listing on the Energy Ombudsman's dispute service1. The page records the supplier's start and leaving date as "2025-12-10 - present" and its membership status as "Active"1.
The company behind the trading name is Barcode Energy Fuels Limited, with unique company number 15907611 and Energy Ombudsman membership number C35BARC011. The ombudsman categorises the business as an energy broker1.
Membership of the scheme means unresolved disputes with the supplier can be escalated to the Energy Ombudsman. The service sets out conditions before a case can be registered: the customer must have complained to the supplier already, and must have either received a deadlock letter or waited at least eight weeks without the complaint being resolved1. The ombudsman also asks customers to confirm they hold sufficient evidence, including the date the complaint was raised1.
"I have sufficient evidence to support my case, including the date I raised my complaint to Barcode Energy - Fuel Division"
No customer numbers, tariff details, fuel types or pricing for Barcode Energy - Fuel Division appear in the listing, and none have been reported1. The page gives no information about how the company is funded, who owns it, or where it sources energy1.
Why it matters for households
A supplier's presence on the Energy Ombudsman register is one of the few public signals that a household can check before or after signing up. It establishes a route to independent dispute resolution if a complaint stalls, rather than leaving a customer to negotiate directly with the company1. For a household weighing up energy suppliers, the register confirms the trading name, the legal entity and the membership number, which are the details needed to raise a case1.
The listing does not indicate how many customers the company has, what it charges, or how it buys energy, so it says nothing about whether a tariff is competitive or a supply is secure. Households that switch and later change their minds can read about the cooling off period when switching energy supplier, and those whose supplier stops trading can read about the supplier of last resort arrangements. Complaints that cannot be settled directly are covered in the guide to complaining about an energy supplier, and the role of a deadlock letter is explained separately.
What happens next
The listing gives no leaving date, so the membership is recorded as continuing to the present1. No announcement, launch date for tariffs, or customer-facing details beyond the register entry have been reported1.
Sources1 cited
- Barcode Energy - Fuel Division Complaints: Raise a… | Energy Ombudsman, energyombudsman.org