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
Mountain Ash Library, Knight Street, Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF45 3EY, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
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- What kind of line 01443 409284 is
- Who else gives the postcode CF45 3EY
Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Citizens Advice Rhondda Cynon Taff Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- RHONDDA TAFF CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Citizens Advice Rhondda Cynon Taff Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Rhondda Cynon Taff 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 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.
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
- 03717793 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 23 February 1999 (27 years old)
- Registered office
- Old Mountain Ash Library, Knight Street, Mountain Ash, CF45 3EY, Wales
- Nature of business
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- Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
- Other education not elsewhere classified (SIC 85590)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Lewis Brencher | Director | Aug 1986 | 1 Jun 2015 | None |
| Dilys Jouvenat | Director | Jul 1954 | 1 Jun 2015 | 5 other companies |
| Lesley Stephen Barlow | Director | Jul 1978 | 27 Jul 2015 | None |
| Michael Haydn Bryan | Director | Dec 1950 | 27 Jul 2015 | 4 other companies |
| Nicola Redfern Williams | Director | Mar 1972 | 5 Jun 2017 | 4 other companies |
| Christopher James Binding | Director | May 1980 | 2 Aug 2018 | 1 other company |
| Nkechi Dawson | Director | May 1988 | 1 Nov 2023 | None |
| Ellis James Thomas | Director | Apr 2001 | 8 Nov 2024 | None |
| Ann King | Director | Oct 1957 | 26 Nov 2025 | None |
| Karen Taylor | Secretary | Not published | 25 Mar 2025 | – |
| Katherine Anne Henson | Secretary | Not published | 26 Nov 2025 | – |
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
- 14
- closed down
- 4
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 14 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 one on the FCA register
- All 42 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Citizens Advice Rhondda Cynon Taf’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
1 December 2025
- Changed its registered name from "Citizens Advice Rhondda Cynon Taff Ltd"
FCA register
2020
15 December 2020
- Changed its registered name from "Citizens Advice Rhondda Cynon Taff"
FCA register
17 November 2020
- Changed its registered name from "Rhondda Cynon Taff Citizens Advice Bureau"
FCA register
2014
1 April 2014
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Changed its registered name from "Rhondda Taff Citizens Advice Bureau"
- FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register · Companies House
1999
23 February 1999
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 86 events
- All 86 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 75
Firms connected to Citizens Advice Rhondda Cynon Taf
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Citizens Advice Rhondda Cynon Taf. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past link
- 1
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Citizens Advice Rhondda Cynon Taf
Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.
In Mountain Ash
In the Cardiff (CF) postcode area
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- 14 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
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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