Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South

Reference number: 617558

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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 ca-centralnotts.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0300 561 0330 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NG16 3GB
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Other names (3)

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

  • Citizens Advice Broxtowe Former name
  • Citizens Advice Central Nottinghamshire Former name
  • CITIZENS ADVICE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE CENTRAL AND SOUTH LIMITED 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
03618859
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
20 August 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
The Library And Information Centre The Library And Information Centre, Eastwood, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3GB, England
Nature of business
  • Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Arthur Seidel Director Apr 1995 6 Sep 2022 None
Craig Drysdale Director Apr 1986 8 Nov 2022 2 other companies
David Smith Director May 1970 2 Jan 2024 2 other companies
David Cain Director Aug 1984 11 Nov 2024 None
Caroline Joyce Director May 1963 5 Dec 2024 None
Stephen John Pollard Director May 1963 21 May 2025 None
David Mark Roberts Director Aug 1963 21 May 2025 5 other companies
Sarah Ann Pearce Director Sep 1962 30 Mar 2026 None
David Richard Kinshott Director Mar 1977 2 Apr 2026 2 other companies
Jacqueline Veronica Insley Secretary Not published 1 Jan 2024 –

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
11
closed down
1
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 11 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
  • All 77 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Full accountsAudited

Employees (average)

31

No earlier figure to compare

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 03618859. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (165)

2026

1 June 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "CITIZENS ADVICE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE CENTRAL AND SOUTH LIMITED"

FCA register

1 May 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Citizens Advice Central Nottinghamshire"

FCA register

2024

8 March 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Citizens Advice Broxtowe"

FCA register

2018

30 September 2018

  • Sally Bestwick no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

20 August 2016

  • Sally Bestwick 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

1998

20 August 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 165 events

  • All 165 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 153
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Connected firms

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with this firm. 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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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 165 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 Nottinghamshire Central and South FCA authorised?
Yes, Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South (FRN 617558) 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 Nottinghamshire Central and South’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0300 561 0330 and the website ca-centralnotts.org.uk for Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South a scam or clone?
Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South 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 Nottinghamshire Central and South?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South now. Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Sally Bestwick.
Who runs Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South?
Companies House lists 9 directors of Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South: Arthur Seidel, Craig Drysdale, David Smith, David Cain, Caroline Joyce, Stephen John Pollard and 3 more.
How long has Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South been in business?
The company was formed on 20 August 1998, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South’s latest accounts show?
Does Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South use any other names?
It has previously used 3 other names: Citizens Advice Broxtowe, Citizens Advice Central Nottinghamshire and CITIZENS ADVICE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE CENTRAL AND SOUTH LIMITED.

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