Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617497

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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 barnetcab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8201 7726 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NW4 4JT
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Other names (1)

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

  • Citizens Advice Barnet Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
10 July 1991 (35 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kimberly Ong Director Mar 1987 17 Mar 2021 None
Ellis Stephen Mandelstam Director Nov 1953 27 Mar 2023 1 other company
Alison Mary Blair Director Apr 1965 11 Sep 2023 1 other company
Julian Shaw Director Apr 1969 11 Dec 2023 14 other companies
Wendy Alcock Director May 1976 11 Dec 2023 None
Danielle Donougher Director Aug 1956 10 Mar 2025 None
Paul Ouseley Director Jul 1985 10 Mar 2025 None
Daniel John Bamford Secretary Not published 18 Nov 2022 –
Sheetal Anand Secretary Not published 9 Sep 2024 –

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
16
closed down
10
still active
6

In the full report: all 16 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
  • All 100 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

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

1991

10 July 1991

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 203 events

  • All 203 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 195
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Firms like Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In the North West London (NW) postcode area

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  • 16 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 203 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617497) 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 Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8201 7726 and the website barnetcab.org.uk for Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Barnet 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 Barnet 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 Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 7 directors of Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau: Kimberly Ong, Ellis Stephen Mandelstam, Alison Mary Blair, Julian Shaw, Wendy Alcock, Danielle Donougher and 1 more.
How long has Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 10 July 1991, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
Does Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice Barnet.

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