Bromsgrove and District Citizens Advice Bureau: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 12 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Company: closed
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

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.

Website

cabr.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01527 579775
Address

50-52 Birmingham Road, BROMSGROVE, Worcestershire, B61 0DD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

When cabr.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01527 579775 is
Who else gives the postcode B61 0DD

Other names (2)

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

Citizens Advice Bromsgrove and Redditch Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Bromsgrove & District Citizens Advice Bureau 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 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.

Concerns on the company record

Companies House records this company as converted or closed, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.

Company number: 05982711 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Converted-Closed
Company type: Converted or closed company
Incorporated: 30 October 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office: Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business: Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Gordon Cooper	Director	Jul 1937	30 Oct 2006	2 other companies
Brian Thomas Cooper (Dr)	Director	May 1947	29 Aug 2014	4 other companies
Shirley Ann Webb	Director	Feb 1965	1 Dec 2015	1 other company
Maria Nadia Fox	Director	Nov 1986	25 Jan 2019	None
Suzanne Miriam Green	Director	Aug 1970	22 Apr 2019	3 other companies
Jo-Anne Till	Director	Feb 1970	13 Apr 2020	2 other companies
Maria Furness	Director	Jan 1971	16 Aug 2021	None
Esther Mary Sybil Gray	Director	Jan 1953	1 Jul 2024	None
Mark Cawston	Director	Oct 1953	18 May 2026	2 other companies

Other companies run by these 9 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: 13
closed down: 6
run together: 1

In the full report: all 13 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 1 company these 9 directors run together
All 35 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (6) All events (70)

2026

9 June 2026

Company dissolved

Companies House

2025

2 October 2025

Changed its registered name from "Bromsgrove & District 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

2006

30 October 2006

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 70 events

All 70 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 61

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

In the Birmingham (B) postcode area

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bromsgrove and District Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?

Yes, Bromsgrove and District Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617526) 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 Bromsgrove and District Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01527 579775 and the website cabr.org.uk for Bromsgrove and District Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Bromsgrove and District Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?

Bromsgrove and 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 Bromsgrove and 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 Bromsgrove and District Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Bromsgrove and District Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Bromsgrove and District Citizens Advice Bureau?

Companies House lists 9 directors of Bromsgrove and District Citizens Advice Bureau: Gordon Cooper, Brian Thomas Cooper (Dr), Shirley Ann Webb, Maria Nadia Fox, Suzanne Miriam Green, Jo-Anne Till and 3 more.

How long has Bromsgrove and District Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?

The company was formed on 30 October 2006. Companies House now lists it as converted-closed.

Does Bromsgrove and District Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?

It trades as Citizens Advice Bromsgrove and Redditch. It has previously used the name Bromsgrove & District Citizens Advice Bureau.