Blackburn Foodbank

Reference number: 999523

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Authorised by the FCA

Blackburn Foodbank 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 blackburn.foodbank.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01254 672756 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BB2 1SN
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Other names (1)

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

  • The Oaks Money Advice Centre @ Blackburn Foodbank 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.

Key dates in its history

Blackburn Foodbank’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

10 November 2023

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Changed its registered name from "Blackburn Foodbank"
  • Changed its registered name from "The Oaks Money Advice Centre @ Blackburn Foodbank"
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
  • Became authorised by the FCA
  • FCA recorded a standard requirement (Financial Promotions for own firm, ARs and other members of the group)
  • Began trading as "The Oaks Money Advice Centre @ Blackburn Foodbank"

FCA register

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

Firms like Blackburn Foodbank

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

In the Blackburn (BB) postcode area

Debt Advice FoundationDarwenAuthorisedCitizens Advice East LancashireAccringtonAuthorisedLancashire WomenAccringtonAuthorised

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 7 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Blackburn Foodbank FCA authorised?
Yes, Blackburn Foodbank (FRN 999523) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2023 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Blackburn Foodbank’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01254 672756 and the website blackburn.foodbank.org.uk for Blackburn Foodbank. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Blackburn Foodbank a scam or clone?
Blackburn Foodbank 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 Blackburn Foodbank?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Blackburn Foodbank handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Blackburn Foodbank to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Does Blackburn Foodbank use any other names?
It trades as The Oaks Money Advice Centre @ Blackburn Foodbank.

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