Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre

Reference number: 618713

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

  • When advicemidwales.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01654 700192 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SY20 8EQ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Advice Mid Wales Trading name
  • Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre (Advice Mid Wales) Former 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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
05454713
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
17 May 2005 (21 years old)
Registered office
The Care Centre, Forge Road, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8EQ, Wales
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
William John Mccann Director Aug 1943 22 May 2008 None
Kathryn Mae Price Director Dec 1949 1 Jan 2014 1 other company
Hannah Louise Vaughan Quincey Director Dec 1988 24 Jun 2016 None
Chistine Penfold Director May 1947 14 Nov 2018 None
Carl William Strack Director Jun 1945 1 Nov 2021 1 other company
Carolyn Wacher Director Dec 1943 28 Feb 2024 None
Sara Ann Cecilia Humphreys Director Sep 1961 6 May 2025 None
Jarrow Trevelyan Director Jun 1999 6 May 2025 None
Stanislav Kollarik Director Aug 1996 28 Aug 2026 None

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
2
closed down
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 2 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
  • All 30 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2022Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£58.1k

−40% from £96.5k

Employees (average)

3

+50% from 2

Owed within a year

£1,225

−20% from £1,530

Assets and liabilities

About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05454713. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (5) All events (60)

2025

25 July 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre (Advice Mid Wales)"

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

2005

17 May 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 60 events

  • All 60 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 53
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 60 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre FCA authorised?
Yes, Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre (FRN 618713) 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 Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01654 700192 and the website advicemidwales.org.uk for Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre a scam or clone?
Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre 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 Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre?
Companies House lists 9 directors of Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre: William John McCann, Kathryn Mae Price, Hannah Louise Vaughan Quincey, Chistine Penfold, Carl William Strack, Carolyn Wacher and 3 more.
How long has Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre been in business?
The company was formed on 17 May 2005, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2022, show net assets of £58.1k (−40% from £96.5k).
Does Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre use any other names?
It trades as Advice Mid Wales. It has previously used the name Canolfan Cynghori Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre (Advice Mid Wales).

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