Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (Scio)

Reference number: 617427

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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

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When anguscab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01241 870661 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DD11 1NN
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Other names (1)

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

  • ANGUS CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 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.
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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
CS000519
Company type
Scottish charitable incorporated organisation

Key dates in its history

Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (Scio)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

6 November 2023

  • FCA recorded a standard requirement (Financial Promotions for own firm, ARs and other members of the group)

FCA register

2021

28 June 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "ANGUS CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU"

FCA register

2014

1 April 2014

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
  • Became authorised by the FCA
  • Began trading as "ANGUS CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU"

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms like Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (Scio)

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In the Dundee (DD) postcode area

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Elsewhere in the UK

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (Scio) FCA authorised?
Yes, Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (Scio) (FRN 617427) 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 Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (Scio)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01241 870661 and the website anguscab.org.uk for Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (Scio). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (Scio) a scam or clone?
Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (Scio) 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 Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (Scio)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (Scio) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (Scio) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Does Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (Scio) use any other names?
It trades as ANGUS CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU.

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