Citizens Advice Lancashire West
Reference number: 617644
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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
Citizens Advice Bureau, 35-39 Market Street, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 2SW, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When citizensadvicelancashirewest.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01257 260095 is
- Who else gives the postcode PR7 2SW
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Citizens Advice Lancashire Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Lancashire West Citizens Advice Bureaux 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 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
- 03835274 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 2 September 1999 (27 years old)
- Registered office
- 35-39 Market Street, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 2SW
- Nature of business
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- Activities of other membership organisations not elsewhere classified (SIC 94990)
- Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Marie Darling | Director | May 1951 | 2 Sep 1999 | None |
| John Michael Crompton | Director | Sep 1958 | 4 Jul 2000 | 1 other company |
| Robert Keith Sage | Director | Oct 1944 | 4 Jul 2000 | 4 other companies |
| Gordon France (Councillor) | Director | Apr 1953 | 14 Jan 2015 | None |
| Paul David Williams | Director | Mar 1966 | 20 Sep 2023 | 2 other companies |
| Graham Andrew Robinson | Director | Nov 1962 | 20 Sep 2023 | 1 other company |
| Nigel Ralph Holden | Director | Apr 1960 | 20 Jun 2025 | 2 other companies |
| Kenneth John Minto | Director | May 1955 | 20 Jun 2025 | None |
| Claire Cash | Director | Jun 1985 | 20 Jun 2025 | None |
| Lesley Mary Pritchard | Director | May 1964 | 15 Jul 2026 | None |
| Linda Marjorie Webster | Director | Feb 1964 | 29 Jul 2026 | 7 other companies |
| Diane Gradwell | Secretary | Not published | 11 Jul 2002 | – |
Other companies run by these 11 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
- 17
- closed down
- 7
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 17 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 11 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- All 61 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Citizens Advice Lancashire West’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2021
19 January 2021
- Changed its registered name from "Citizens Advice Lancashire"
FCA register
2018
31 October 2018
- Changed its registered name from "Lancashire West Citizens Advice Bureaux"
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
1999
2 September 1999
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 126 events
- All 126 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 117
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- 17 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 126 events in its history
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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