Burmantofts Community Projects: 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
Active company since 1995

Website, phone number and address

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Website

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

0113 235 0276
Address

93 Haslewood Drive, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7PS, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When moneybuddies.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0113 235 0276 is
Who else gives the postcode LS9 7PS

Other names (3)

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

Ebor Gardens Advice Centre Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Money Buddies Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Ebor Gardens Advice Centre (a Burmantofts Community Project 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.

Company number: 03061633 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 22 May 1995 (31 years old)
Registered office: St Agnes' Church Hall, 23 Shakespeare Close, Leeds, LS9 7UQ
Nature of business: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled (SIC 88100)
Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Ann Dorothea Nicholl	Director	May 1943	20 Jul 2004	17 other companies
John Hall Smith	Director	Mar 1951	22 Apr 2012	None
Robert Llewellyn Andrews	Director	Feb 1943	15 Apr 2018	None
Sophie Lees	Director	Nov 1993	20 Nov 2018	None
Asghar Khan	Director	Aug 1969	28 Mar 2023	2 other companies
Dorothy Ndidi Oboite	Director	Aug 1950	30 May 2023	1 other company
David Francis Taylor	Director	Sep 1961	23 Jan 2024	None
John Hall Smith	Secretary	Not published	10 Dec 2000	None

Other companies run by these 7 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: 20
closed down: 7
went insolvent: 2

In the full report: all 20 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
All 30 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Burmantofts Community Projects’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (63)

2026

28 January 2026

Changed its registered name from "Ebor Gardens Advice Centre (a Burmantofts Community Project"

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

1995

22 May 1995

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 63 events

All 63 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 53

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Burmantofts Community Projects FCA authorised?

Yes, Burmantofts Community Projects (FRN 618747) 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 Burmantofts Community Projects’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0113 235 0276 and the website moneybuddies.org.uk for Burmantofts Community Projects. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Burmantofts Community Projects a scam or clone?

Burmantofts Community Projects 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 Burmantofts Community Projects?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Burmantofts Community Projects handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Burmantofts Community Projects to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Burmantofts Community Projects?

Companies House lists 7 directors of Burmantofts Community Projects: Ann Dorothea Nicholl, John Hall Smith, Robert Llewellyn Andrews, Sophie Lees, Asghar Khan, Dorothy Ndidi Oboite and 1 more.

How long has Burmantofts Community Projects been in business?

The company was formed on 22 May 1995, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.

Does Burmantofts Community Projects use any other names?

It trades as Ebor Gardens Advice Centre and Money Buddies. It has previously used the name Ebor Gardens Advice Centre (a Burmantofts Community Project.