Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company

Reference number: 746720

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Authorised by the FCA

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

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When a2anow.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07495 323430 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DE22 3WZ
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Other names (1)

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

  • Access2Advice Former name: A name it was registered under before.

The firm, by virtue of its constitution or any enactment, must be:(i) required (after payment of outgoings) to apply the whole of its income and any capital it expends for charitable or public purposes, and (ii) prohibited from directly or indirectly distributing amongst its members any part of its assets (otherwise than for charitable or public purposes); And the firm must not have any associate (other than a not-for profit debt advice body) which carries on debt adjusting or debt counselling or providing credit information services.)

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.
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  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Providing Credit Information Services

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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
30 October 2007 (18 years old)
Registered office
Office 17 The College Business Centre, Uttoxeter New Road, Derby, DE22 3WZ, England
Nature of business
  • Solicitors (SIC 69102)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Wendy Jane Williams Director Feb 1967 14 Apr 2023 None
Wendy Jane Williams Secretary Not published 17 Apr 2023 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 5 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2024

18 December 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Access2Advice"

FCA register

2023

17 April 2023

  • Susan Elaine Holmes no longer has significant control
  • Wendy Jane Williams gained significant control

Companies House

2016

7 November 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

31 August 2016

  • Susan Elaine Holmes gained significant control

Companies House

2007

30 October 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Connected firms

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Similar firms

Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.

In Derby

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 18 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company FCA authorised?
Yes, Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company (FRN 746720) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2016 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07495 323430 and the website a2anow.co.uk for Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company a scam or clone?
Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company 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 Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company: Mrs Wendy Jane Williams (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Susan Elaine Holmes.
Who runs Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company?
Companies House lists one director of Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company: Wendy Jane Williams.
How long has Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company been in business?
The company was formed on 30 October 2007, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2016.
Does Access 2 Advice Community Interest Company use any other names?
It has previously used the name Access2Advice.

Sources and links

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