Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton Limited

Reference number: 617513

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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 cabb.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01204 357110 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BL1 1RD
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Other names (2)

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

  • Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton Trading name
  • Bolton & District Citizens Advice Bureau 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
05030345
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
30 January 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
1 Victoria Plaza, Oxford Street, Bolton, BL1 1RD, England
Nature of business
  • Combined office administrative service activities (SIC 82110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Leigh Vallance (Dr) Director Jan 1961 3 Sep 2014 2 other companies
Arif Pirbhai Director Aug 1979 18 Dec 2015 None
Robert Michael Tyzzer Director May 1990 12 Sep 2023 1 other company
Mark John Ascroft Director Oct 1969 14 May 2024 11 other companies
David John Gorton Director Aug 1969 14 May 2024 16 other companies
Daniel O'Brien Director Mar 1989 14 May 2024 None
Danielle Michela Ruane Director May 1989 12 Nov 2025 1 other company
Naomi Kathy Ledwith Director Aug 1973 12 Nov 2025 None
James Alexander Cairns Director Sep 1993 12 Nov 2025 None
Gary Malcomson Secretary Not published 28 Mar 2023 –

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
30
closed down
15
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 30 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
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 9 directors run together
  • All 38 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£791k

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Cash at bank

£512k

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Employees (average)

38

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Owed within a year

£194k

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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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05030345. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (78)

2021

11 February 2021

  • Richard Wilkinson no longer has significant control

Companies House

2020

20 April 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Bolton & District Citizens Advice Bureau"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Richard Wilkinson 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

2004

30 January 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 78 events

  • All 78 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 67
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Firms connected to Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share a director
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton

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

In Bolton

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Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 30 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 78 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton Limited (FRN 617513) 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 Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01204 357110 and the website cabb.org.uk for Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton a scam or clone?
Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton 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 Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton now. Before that, it was controlled by Richard Wilkinson.
Who runs Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton?
Companies House lists 9 directors of Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton: Leigh Vallance (Dr), Arif Pirbhai, Robert Michael Tyzzer, Mark John Ascroft, David John Gorton, Daniel O'Brien and 3 more.
How long has Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton been in business?
The company was formed on 30 January 2004, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2024, show net assets of £791k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £512k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton. It has previously used the name Bolton & District Citizens Advice Bureau.

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