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Flexible online course & exam for those who value their time. Best price on the market at £75+VAT.
Register on Barnab. Pick if you want any additional support other than the £75 APLH Qualification.
We send you instructions on how to use our Online Learning platform where you study and practice.
You book a slot that works for you and sit a 40 multi-choice online exam. Pass and get your qualification.
You won't be able to sell alcohol with the qualification alone. You also need to apply for the licence to your council. This means you need to...
Two government forms that you need to submit to the council.
2 Passport photos, one of which needs to be signed by a lawyer.
The whole application pack must be sent to the council. No mistakes allowed.
For another £75+VAT (£150+VAT total), we can also handle ALL your paperwork for the council application. All within our application portal.
We gather all the information needed for your 100% compliant application using a simple questionnaire. Takes 10 minutes.
We tell you which files you need to submit and then review them to ensure compliance.
We generate your application forms and premises plan to make sure you are 100% ready for submission.
Book a 10-minute consultation with one of our agents.
Getting my personal licence with Barnab was a breeze. Professional, friendly, and quick. Big thanks to Alek for all the help. Highly recommend.
Barnab was great with my personal licence application. Always a call away and super efficient. Didn't cost an arm and a leg. Thanks, Barnab!
Five stars aren't enough for Barnab. Thought getting a personal licence would be a pain, but they made it simple. You guys rock.
Barnab had our back from day one. Alek made our premises and personal licence process so easy. Couldn't recommend them enough.
Barnab was fantastic from start to finish. Helped with all paperwork and kept us updated the whole time. Super efficient.
We are always cheaper and faster. We are a technology company, which is why we can minimise costs and processing times for our users. Our personal licence service is around £50 cheaper than the next best offer.
A personal licence allows an individual to sell or authorise the sale of alcohol on licensed premises. It is legally required for anyone who wants to be the designated premises supervisor (DPS) in a venue that sells alcohol.
All course and exam providers offer the same service. The only difference is price. At £90 (VAT included), we are the cheapest. What's more, our technology is designed for licensing. So apart from the course, we can also handle the personal licence application to the council (this costs a further £90, or £180 total). This way you don't have to find a lawyer to help you once you've received your qualification!
It normally takes less than a day to submit a personal licence application. It is then granted (we have a 100% success rate) within 1-2 weeks.
If you just need the APLH qualification and decide to do the council application yourself, it's £90. If you also want our help with the personal licence application the total price would be £180.
For the personal licence you will need to pay £37 to the council (their processing fee) and £21.50 to the government when requesting your criminal record check.
You can apply for any licence yourself. You will still need to do a course and pass an exam. The next cheapest course & exam option on the market is around £95. As for the applications to the council, the value of using a service like Barnab is speed and reliability. If you make mistakes in your application, it's quite likely to be rejected.
You can always apply again. But, given the additional costs for the premises licence (newspaper fee and council fee), you don't really want to have to pay this again if your application is rejected.
Our job is to remove the possibility of mistakes. That's why we have a 100% success rate across all licences.
Almost everyone passes the exam with just 3-5 hours of self-study. If you fail, you can retake the exam twice for free. 100% of our applicants pass without requiring more resits.
Our success rate is 100% because we create a fully compliant and complete application. However, if you provide information that is untrue, there is a serious risk the application will be rejected. Equally, if you have a criminal record, then your application may be rejected depending on the nature of the offence.
If you own a business and plan to sell alcohol, you’ll need both a personal licence and a premises licence. The personal licence is required for the person overseeing alcohol sales, while the premises licence covers the venue. We can help you apply for both.
