Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617547

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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

  • When citizensadvice.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0113 262 2281 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LS7 4BY
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Other names (1)

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

  • Chapeltown Citizens Advice Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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.
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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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
13 January 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
Willow House, New Roscoe Buildings, Cross Francis Street, Leeds West Yorkshire, LS7 4BZ
Nature of business
  • Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 74909)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Sharon Hamilton Director May 1959 13 Jan 2006 1 other company
Ismaila Jatta Director Aug 1980 22 Jan 2019 2 other companies
Linda Marina Lawrence Wilkes Director Feb 1949 22 Jan 2019 None
Pat Kershaw Director Sep 1953 1 Apr 2019 None
Jane Alice Dowson (Councillor) Director Aug 1958 15 Jul 2026 6 other companies
Nicolas Robert Morgan Secretary Not published 10 Dec 2007 –

Other companies run by these 5 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
9
still active
9

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 28 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2019

10 January 2019

  • Nicolas Robert Morgan no longer has significant control

Companies House

2018

23 May 2018

  • Major Ashley Rawlins no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Major Ashley Rawlins gained significant control
  • Nicolas Robert Morgan 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

2006

13 January 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 63 events

  • All 63 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 51
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Firms like Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In Leeds

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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 63 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617547) 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 Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0113 262 2281 and the website citizensadvice.org.uk/local/chapeltown for Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Chapeltown 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 Chapeltown 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 Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau now. Before that, it was controlled by Major Ashley Rawlins and Mr Nicolas Robert Morgan.
Who runs Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau: Sharon Hamilton, Ismaila Jatta, Linda Marina Lawrence Wilkes, Pat Kershaw and Jane Alice Dowson (Councillor).
How long has Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 13 January 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
Does Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Chapeltown Citizens Advice.

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