Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617437

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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

  • When airdriecab.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01236 754109 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ML6 6AB
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Other names (1)

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

  • Airdrie CAB Trading name

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.
Show FCA detail (3 permissions)
  • 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
SC157177
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
31 March 1995 (31 years old)
Registered office
5 Graham Street, Airdrie, ML6 6AB, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stewart Robertson Bone Director Feb 1955 31 Jan 2012 None
Jerry Brown Stewart Director Jun 1952 9 Oct 2014 None
Margaret Shelagh Johnson Director Jul 1943 9 Dec 2014 None
Craig Charles George French Director Jan 1986 28 Aug 2018 2 other companies
Iain Alexander Campbell Director Jan 1966 1 Oct 2019 1 other company
Eric Robert Carson Wallace Director May 1957 26 Nov 2020 1 other company
Iain Jamieson Director Dec 1963 14 Sep 2021 1 other company
Samuel David Balmer Director May 1953 12 Mar 2024 None

Other companies run by these 8 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 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 65 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.36m

+14% from £1.20m

Employees (average)

22

−12% from 25

Owed within a year

£50.1k

−41% from £84.2k

Assets and liabilities

About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC157177. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (137)

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

1995

31 March 1995

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 137 events

  • All 137 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 129
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Firms connected to Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In the Motherwell (ML) postcode area

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 137 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617437) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2014 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01236 754109 and the website airdriecab.co.uk for Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau 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 Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau: Stewart Robertson Bone, Jerry Brown Stewart, Margaret Shelagh Johnson, Craig Charles George French, Iain Alexander Campbell, Eric Robert Carson Wallace and 2 more.
How long has Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 31 March 1995, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2024, show net assets of £1.36m (+14% from £1.20m).
Does Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Airdrie CAB.

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