Bristol Law Centre
Reference number: 617389
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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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Phone number
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Address
Bristol Law Centre, 2 Hide Market, West Street, St. Philips, Bristol, Bristol, City Of, BS2 0BH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When bristollawcentre.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0117 924 8662 is
- Who else gives the postcode BS2 0BH
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Avon and Bristol Law Centre Former name: A name it was registered under before.
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 coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- 01982371 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 24 January 1986 (40 years old)
- Registered office
- 2 Hide Market West Street, St. Philips, Bristol, BS2 0BH, England
- Nature of business
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- Solicitors (SIC 69102)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Jill Valerie Walsh | Director | Aug 1979 | 27 Sep 2022 | 1 other company |
| Emma Louise Harvey | Director | Apr 1980 | 27 Sep 2022 | None |
| Hannah Pearce (Dr) | Director | Apr 1984 | 26 Sep 2023 | None |
| Piotr Lisowski | Director | Aug 1987 | 24 Sep 2024 | None |
| Toby Fisher | Director | Nov 1983 | 24 Sep 2024 | None |
| William Ellerton | Director | Oct 1971 | 11 Mar 2025 | 2 other companies |
| Allison Charlotte Lewis | Director | Sep 1977 | 11 Mar 2025 | None |
| Skye Benjamin Wolfgang Al Mcgregor | Director | Oct 1987 | 19 May 2026 | None |
| Katherine Sarah Hygate | Director | Dec 1974 | 19 May 2026 | 1 other company |
| Nancy Namisi Siboe (Dr) | Director | Aug 1982 | 28 Jul 2026 | None |
| William John Bowen | Secretary | Not published | 30 Jun 2015 | – |
Other companies run by these 10 directors
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- other companies
- 4
- still active
- 4
In the full report: all 4 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 10 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 117 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Bristol Law Centre’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
28 July 2026
- Nancy Namisi Siboe gained significant control
Companies House
22 May 2026
- Emmiline Davies no longer has significant control
Companies House
19 May 2026
- Katherine Sarah Hygate gained significant control
- Skye Benjamin Wolfgang Al McGregor gained significant control
Companies House
27 April 2026
- Sam Wheeler no longer has significant control
Companies House
2025
26 October 2025
- Benjamin David Haslett no longer has significant control
Companies House
30 September 2025
- Christian Carter no longer has significant control
- Nicky Auguste no longer has significant control
- Sam Wheeler gained significant control
Companies House
11 March 2025
- Allison Charlotte Lewis gained significant control
- William Ellerton gained significant control
Companies House
28 January 2025
- Emmiline Davies gained significant control
Companies House
2024
26 November 2024
- Benjamin David Haslett gained significant control
- Oliver Geoffrey William Lewis no longer has significant control
Companies House
24 September 2024
- Piotr Lisowski gained significant control
- Toby Fisher gained significant control
Companies House
2023
6 December 2023
- Dipika Keen no longer has significant control
- Michael Timothy Silvey no longer has significant control
- Nicky Auguste gained significant control
- Padma Ramanan no longer has significant control
- Ruth Richardson no longer has significant control
Companies House
26 September 2023
- Christian Carter gained significant control
- Hannah Pearce gained significant control
Companies House
2022
29 November 2022
- Katie Pritchard no longer has significant control
- Roger Leslie Berry no longer has significant control
Companies House
27 September 2022
- Emma Louise Harvey took control (75–100% of votes)
- Jill Valerie Walsh took control (75–100% of votes)
Companies House
2021
29 October 2021
- Tara Wolfe no longer has significant control
- Vita Falbo-Ellis no longer has significant control
Companies House
7 June 2021
- Karen Bowers gained significant control
Companies House
8 March 2021
- Esther Pickup Keller no longer has significant control
Companies House
2020
10 November 2020
- Lhosa Anne Daly gave up control
- Richard Gordon Hall no longer has significant control
Companies House
8 September 2020
- Charley Jean Pattison no longer has significant control
Companies House
14 July 2020
- Ruth Richardson gained significant control
- Tara Wolfe gained significant control
- Vita Falbo-Ellis gained significant control
Companies House
2019
12 November 2019
- Rhiannon Griffiths no longer has significant control
Companies House
11 October 2019
- Changed its registered name from "Avon and Bristol Law Centre"
FCA register
30 September 2019
- Sarah McMurchie no longer has significant control
Companies House
4 June 2019
- Esther Pickup Keller gained significant control
Companies House
2018
20 November 2018
- Katie Pritchard gained significant control
Companies House
13 November 2018
- Esther Keller no longer has significant control
Companies House
16 January 2018
- Mark Whitcombe no longer has significant control
Companies House
2017
14 November 2017
- Lhosa Anne Daly took control (75–100% of votes)
Companies House
9 May 2017
- Richard Gordon Hall gained significant control
Companies House
14 March 2017
- Mark Whitcombe gained significant control
- Michael Timothy Silvey gained significant control
Companies House
17 January 2017
- David Cowan no longer has significant control
Companies House
2016
17 October 2016
- Padma Ramanan gained significant control
Companies House
6 April 2016
- Charley Jean Pattison gained significant control
- David Cowan gained significant control
- Dipika Keen gained significant control
- Esther Keller gained significant control
- Oliver Geoffrey William Lewis gained significant control
- Rhiannon Griffiths gained significant control
- Roger Leslie Berry gained significant control
- Sarah McMurchie gained significant control
Companies House
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
1986
24 January 1986
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 292 events
- All 292 events in its history (62 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 227
Firms connected to Bristol Law Centre
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- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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- 4 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 292 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
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