Citizens Advice Bureau West Lothian
Reference number: 617485
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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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Phone number
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Address
Unit 1, Almondbank Centre, Shiel Walk, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 5EH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When cabwestlothian.cas.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01506 432977 is
- Who else gives the postcode EH54 5EH
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 coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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 number
- SC432115 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 7 September 2012 (14 years old)
- Registered office
- Almondbank Centre Unit 1 Shiel Walk, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5EH
- Nature of business
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- Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Irene Quinn | Director | Mar 1963 | 13 Nov 2012 | 7 other companies |
| Graham Turnbull | Director | Apr 1956 | 13 Dec 2016 | 2 other companies |
| Jacqueline Cook | Director | Dec 1973 | 14 Apr 2019 | None |
| Elaine Ballantyne | Director | Jan 1965 | 22 Apr 2020 | 1 other company |
| Wendy Smith | Director | Jul 1969 | 22 Apr 2020 | None |
| Jack Wiggins | Director | Nov 1995 | 25 May 2021 | None |
| Fiona Mary Cook | Director | Feb 1963 | 19 Apr 2022 | 1 other company |
| Stuart Barrie | Director | Jan 1971 | 24 Aug 2023 | 1 other company |
| Sally Buchanan (Dr) | Director | Jul 1974 | 17 Dec 2025 | 1 other company |
| Louise Crozier | Secretary | Not published | 1 Jun 2026 | – |
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
- 3
- still active
- 10
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
- All 27 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Citizens Advice Bureau West Lothian’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
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
2012
7 September 2012
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 52 events
- All 52 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 45
Firms connected to Citizens Advice Bureau West Lothian
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Citizens Advice Bureau West Lothian. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Citizens Advice Bureau West Lothian
Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.
In Livingston
In the Edinburgh (EH) postcode area
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- 13 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 52 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk