Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617491

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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 arunchichestercab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01243 866233 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PO21 1LH
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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
04787378
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
4 June 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
10a The Arcade, Belmont Street, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1LH, England
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
  • Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 69109)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Geoff Palmer Director Dec 1957 15 Jan 2014 None
Andrew Blair Durham Hall Director Nov 1960 8 Jan 2018 None
Jack Wheale (Dr) Director Jul 1947 12 Mar 2018 None
Hugh Ogg Finlay Director Aug 1961 28 Jan 2019 13 other companies
Charles Douglas Mackendrick Director Feb 1965 18 Feb 2022 4 other companies
Nicky Schofield Director Oct 1973 4 Sep 2023 None
Amanda Medler Director Mar 1966 25 Nov 2024 None
Melanie Jane Smith Director Jul 1973 29 Sep 2025 1 other company

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
16
closed down
6
run together
2

In the full report: all 16 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 2 companies these 8 directors run together
  • All 40 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2022Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£2.04m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Profit before tax

£142k

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£470k

+43% from £328k

Cash at bank

£919k

+126% from £407k

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04787378. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (81)

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

2009

1 October 2009

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 3 new directors took over

Companies House

2003

4 June 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 81 events

  • All 81 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 74
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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
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • 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.

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  • 16 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 81 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617491) 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 Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01243 866233 and the website arunchichestercab.org.uk for Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Arun and Chichester 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 Arun and Chichester 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 Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau: Geoff Palmer, Andrew Blair Durham Hall, Jack Wheale (Dr), Hugh Ogg Finlay, Charles Douglas Mackendrick, Nicky Schofield and 2 more.
How long has Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 4 June 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2022, show turnover of £2.04m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of £142k (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).

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