Barnsley & District Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617498

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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 barnsleycab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07944 611530 is
  • Who else gives the postcode S71 1AR
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Other names (3)

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

  • Barnsley & Disctrict Citizens Advice Bureau Trading name
  • Citizens Advice Barnsley Trading name
  • Barnsley Citizens Advice Bureau Former 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
04649873
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
28 January 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
36a Queens Road, Barnsley, S71 1AR, England
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Activities of other membership organisations not elsewhere classified (SIC 94990)
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alan Methley Director Mar 1944 28 Jan 2003 11 other companies
Linda Mary Burgess Director Nov 1944 30 Jun 2003 10 other companies
Leonard Francis Parnham Director Apr 1949 17 Jul 2003 None
Elizabeth Janine Eldred (Dr) Director Mar 1946 2 Sep 2014 2 other companies
Adam Leece Director Sep 1987 28 Oct 2015 None
Sarah Poolman Director Mar 1975 31 Jan 2019 None
Claire Williams Director Nov 1972 11 Feb 2026 None
David Hotchkiss Director Jan 1961 7 May 2026 None
Laura Michelle Smith Secretary Not published 1 Apr 2026 –

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
22
closed down
11
run together
1

In the full report: all 22 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 1 company these 8 directors run together
  • All 36 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£1.01m

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Profit before tax

−£77.3k

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Net assets

£490k

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Cash at bank

£590k

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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 04649873. 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 (73)

2020

5 November 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Barnsley 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

FCA register

2003

28 January 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 73 events

  • All 73 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 65
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Similar firms

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

In the Sheffield (S) postcode area

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  • 22 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 73 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Barnsley & District Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Barnsley & District Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617498) 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 Barnsley & District Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07944 611530 and the website barnsleycab.org.uk for Barnsley & District Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Barnsley & District Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Barnsley & District 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 Barnsley & District 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 Barnsley & District Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Barnsley & District Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Barnsley & District Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Barnsley & District Citizens Advice Bureau: Alan Methley, Linda Mary Burgess, Leonard Francis Parnham, Elizabeth Janine Eldred (Dr), Adam Leece, Sarah Poolman and 2 more.
How long has Barnsley & District Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 28 January 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Barnsley & District Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £1.01m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of −£77.3k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Barnsley & District Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Barnsley & Disctrict Citizens Advice Bureau and Citizens Advice Barnsley. It has previously used the name Barnsley Citizens Advice Bureau.

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