Buckhurst Hill Money Advice Service

Reference number: 618889

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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

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 bhmas.org first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07722 461130 is
  • Who else gives the postcode IG9 5RX
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Other names (1)

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

  • Debt Advice Service 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.
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.

Key dates in its history

Buckhurst Hill Money Advice Service’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (7)

2014

1 April 2014

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

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In the full report: all 7 events

  • All 7 events in its history (3 shown here)
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Firms like Buckhurst Hill Money Advice Service

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In the Ilford (IG) postcode area

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Elsewhere in the UK

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  • All 7 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Buckhurst Hill Money Advice Service FCA authorised?
Yes, Buckhurst Hill Money Advice Service (FRN 618889) 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 Buckhurst Hill Money Advice Service’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07722 461130 and the website bhmas.org for Buckhurst Hill Money Advice Service. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Buckhurst Hill Money Advice Service a scam or clone?
Buckhurst Hill Money Advice Service 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 Buckhurst Hill Money Advice Service?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Buckhurst Hill Money Advice Service handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Buckhurst Hill Money Advice Service to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Does Buckhurst Hill Money Advice Service use any other names?
It trades as Debt Advice Service.

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