Advice Direct Scotland Limited
Reference number: 834315
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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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Phone number
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Address
Advice Direct Scotland, Mercantile Chambers, 53 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, Glasgow City, G2 6TS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When advicedirect.scot first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0141 553 5558 is
- Who else gives the postcode G2 6TS
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 coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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 number
- SC225689 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 26 November 2001 (24 years old)
- Registered office
- Mercantile Chambers, 39-69 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 6TS, Scotland
- Nature of business
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- Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Jane Goldie | Director | Jan 1974 | 18 Aug 2018 | None |
| James Thomas Allan | Director | May 1957 | 1 Sep 2020 | 1 other company |
| Beth Morag Welsh | Director | May 1981 | 1 Sep 2020 | 1 other company |
| Suzanne Marie Hester | Director | May 1961 | 1 Dec 2020 | 1 other company |
| Elizabeth Delaney | Director | Nov 1961 | 20 Feb 2021 | 1 other company |
| Nicola Mary Anderson | Director | Dec 1971 | 20 Feb 2021 | None |
| Robert William Thorburn | Director | Sep 1973 | 1 Dec 2025 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by these 7 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 5
- closed down
- 1
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 5 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- All 61 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Advice Direct Scotland’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2019
18 June 2019
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2018
1 August 2018
- Andrew David Bartlett no longer has significant control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Andrew David Bartlett gained significant control
Companies House
2001
26 November 2001
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 124 events
- All 124 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 117
Firms connected to Advice Direct Scotland
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Advice Direct Scotland. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- no longer authorised
- 1
- share a director
- 1
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Advice Direct Scotland
Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.
In Glasgow
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- 5 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 124 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk