Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire

Reference number: 617680

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Website, phone number and address

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

  • When citizensadvicened.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01246 496372 is
  • Who else gives the postcode S45 9LX
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Other names (2)

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

  • Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • North East Derbyshire Citizens Advice Bureau 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 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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
13 September 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
Clay Cross Active Market Street, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, S45 9LX, England
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Trevor Funnell Director Dec 1950 25 Apr 2016 5 other companies
Thomas George Johnstone Director Aug 1960 11 May 2022 42 other companies
Michael George Render Director Aug 1956 9 Nov 2022 None
Catherine Jayne Thomas-Humphreys Director Oct 1974 22 Feb 2023 1 other company
Colette Anne Baldwin Director Mar 1963 24 Jul 2024 1 other company
Tracy Allen Director Feb 1968 6 Nov 2024 1 other company
Sunil Kumar Jain Director Apr 1963 17 Nov 2025 None
Sharon Challands Director Dec 1967 21 Nov 2025 2 other companies
Caroline Elizabeth Mccrystal Director Dec 1991 27 Nov 2025 None
Peter Frank Handford Director Aug 1966 27 Nov 2025 2 other companies
Trudy Amanda Eccleston Secretary Not published 10 May 2023 –

Other companies run by these 10 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
54
closed down
22
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 54 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 10 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 32 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£382k

+26% from £302k

Cash at bank

£476k

+33% from £359k

Employees (average)

26

+18% from 22

Owed within a year

£126k

+51% from £83.6k

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05933725. 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 North East Derbyshire’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

17 July 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire Ltd"

FCA register

2021

10 February 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "North East Derbyshire Citizens Advice Bureau"

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

2006

13 September 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 68 events

  • All 68 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 58
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Firms like Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire

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

In Chesterfield

In the Sheffield (S) postcode area

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 54 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 68 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire FCA authorised?
Yes, Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire (FRN 617680) 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 North East Derbyshire’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01246 496372 and the website citizensadvicened.org.uk for Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire a scam or clone?
Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire 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 North East Derbyshire?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire?
Companies House lists 10 directors of Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire: John Trevor Funnell, Thomas George Johnstone, Michael George Render, Catherine Jayne Thomas-Humphreys, Colette Anne Baldwin, Tracy Allen and 4 more.
How long has Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire been in business?
The company was formed on 13 September 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £382k (+26% from £302k) and cash at bank of £476k (+33% from £359k).
Does Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire use any other names?
It has previously used 2 other names: Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire Ltd and North East Derbyshire Citizens Advice Bureau.

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