Citizens Advice Sefton

Reference number: 617562

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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 seftoncab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0151 282 5650 is
  • Who else gives the postcode L20 5DF
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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
04794809
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
11 June 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
297 Knowsley Road, Bootle, L20 5DF, England
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Graham Hignett Director Dec 1959 18 Mar 2010 None
Alison Moira Gibbon Director Feb 1950 13 May 2010 5 other companies
Linda Heap Director Jan 1953 26 Mar 2020 1 other company
Valerie Roberts Director Oct 1950 8 May 2021 None
Daniel Donald Kilroy Director Feb 1954 7 Nov 2024 None
Fern Moffatt Director Jun 2004 10 Dec 2025 None
Catherine Mills Director Mar 1962 10 Dec 2025 None
Dominic Timmons-Draude Director Apr 1994 10 Dec 2025 None
Pauline Ann Killen Secretary Not published 23 Feb 2005 –

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
6
closed down
4
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 6 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
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 40 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2023Full accountsAudited

Employees (average)

22

−21% from 28

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 04794809. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Citizens Advice Sefton’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (79)

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

2003

11 June 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 79 events

  • All 79 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 72
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Firms connected to Citizens Advice Sefton

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Citizens Advice Sefton. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share a director
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
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Firms like Citizens Advice Sefton

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

In Bootle

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In the Liverpool (L) postcode area

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 79 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 Sefton FCA authorised?
Yes, Citizens Advice Sefton (FRN 617562) 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 Sefton’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0151 282 5650 and the website seftoncab.org.uk for Citizens Advice Sefton. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Citizens Advice Sefton a scam or clone?
Citizens Advice Sefton 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 Sefton?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Citizens Advice Sefton handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Citizens Advice Sefton to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Citizens Advice Sefton?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Citizens Advice Sefton: Graham Hignett, Alison Moira Gibbon, Linda Heap, Valerie Roberts, Daniel Donald Kilroy, Fern Moffatt and 2 more.
How long has Citizens Advice Sefton been in business?
The company was formed on 11 June 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Citizens Advice Sefton’s latest accounts show?

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