Advice Space
Reference number: 616950
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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
4th Floor,, Merrion Business Centre, 58 Howard Street, Belfast, Antrim, BT1 6PJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When advicespace.me first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07884 180718 is
- Who else gives the postcode BT1 6PJ
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Citizens Advice Belfast Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Belfast Group Citizens Advice Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
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
- NI021056 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 17 November 1987 (38 years old)
- Registered office
- Merrion Business Centre, 58 Howard Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 6PJ
- Nature of business
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- Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian George Davison | Director | Jan 1989 | 18 May 2022 | None |
| Christopher Trotter | Director | Sep 1989 | 21 Mar 2023 | None |
| Estella Dorrian | Director | Aug 1965 | 15 Aug 2023 | None |
| Peter Grimley | Director | Aug 1983 | 21 Jan 2025 | None |
| Peter Stephen Murray | Director | Jul 1991 | 30 Jul 2025 | 1 other company |
| Kevin Quigley | Director | Apr 1961 | 14 Oct 2025 | None |
| Peter Mcmahon | Secretary | Not published | 1 Aug 2026 | – |
Other companies run by these 6 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 company
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 69 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Advice Space’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2019
17 June 2019
- Changed its registered name from "Citizens Advice Belfast"
FCA register
2018
13 October 2018
- Philip Reid no longer has significant control
Companies House
13 September 2018
- Lucy Traynor no longer has significant control
- Philip Reid gained significant control
Companies House
2016
10 April 2016
- Lucy Traynor gained significant control
Companies House
2014
1 April 2014
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1987
17 November 1987
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 146 events
- All 146 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 134
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 146 events in its history
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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