Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall Ltd

Reference number: 617724

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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 citizensadvicesandwell-walsall.org first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07841 599390 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B69 2AB
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Other names (4)

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

  • Citizens Advice Sandwell Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Sandwell Citizens Advice Bureau Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Citizens Advice Sandwell Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • SANDWELL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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.
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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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
21 March 1989 (37 years old)
Registered office
Municipal Buildings, Halesowen Street, Oldbury, B69 2AB, 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
Darren Christopher Wright Director Mar 1971 27 May 2022 2 other companies
David Loon Director Sep 1977 6 Dec 2022 None
Sean Adam Jackson Director Aug 1990 5 Nov 2025 None
Nicholas Harvey Crombie Director May 1989 5 Nov 2025 2 other companies
Ian Skidmore Director May 1987 21 Jan 2026 1 other company
Katie Pamala Hinton Director Oct 1983 1 Sep 2026 None
Janet Rose Lilley Director Oct 1961 5 Oct 2026 2 other companies
Jayne Marie Wilkinson Director Aug 1968 5 Oct 2026 1 other company

Other companies run by these 8 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
8
closed down
6
still active
2

In the full report: all 8 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 78 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)

68

+3% from 66

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2024
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 02363690. 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 Sandwell & Walsall’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2021

30 March 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "Citizens Advice Sandwell Ltd"

FCA register

2020

29 June 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Sandwell 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

1989

21 March 1989

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 170 events

  • All 170 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 158
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Firms like Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall

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

In the Birmingham (B) postcode area

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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 170 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall Ltd (FRN 617724) 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 Sandwell & Walsall’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07841 599390 and the website citizensadvicesandwell-walsall.org for Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall a scam or clone?
Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall 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 Sandwell & Walsall?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall: Darren Christopher Wright, David Loon, Sean Adam Jackson, Nicholas Harvey Crombie, Ian Skidmore, Katie Pamala Hinton and 2 more.
How long has Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall been in business?
The company was formed on 21 March 1989, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall’s latest accounts show?
Does Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall use any other names?
It has previously used 4 other names, including Citizens Advice Sandwell Ltd, Sandwell Citizens Advice Bureau and Citizens Advice Sandwell.

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