Citizens Advice South West Surrey
Reference number: 617618
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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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Phone number
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Address
36 Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1HP, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When casws.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01483 230860 is
- Who else gives the postcode GU7 1HP
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Citizens Advice Guildford Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Guildford Citizens Advice Bureau Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Citizens Advice Guildford and Ash 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 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.
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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 number
- 03258272 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 2 October 1996 (30 years old)
- Registered office
- 36 Bridge Street, Godalming, GU7 1HP, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of other membership organisations not elsewhere classified (SIC 94990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Paul Liam Jarrett | Director | Apr 1958 | 20 Nov 2017 | 3 other companies |
| Norman Douglas Wren | Director | Oct 1955 | 13 May 2019 | 2 other companies |
| George Anthony Rushton | Director | Jul 1953 | 12 May 2020 | 1 other company |
| John Kenneth Tonks | Director | Jul 1983 | 7 Feb 2022 | 2 other companies |
| Richard James Smith | Director | Aug 1960 | 1 Jun 2023 | 3 other companies |
| Robert Henry Mortimer Lanyon | Director | Sep 1962 | 15 Apr 2024 | 1 other company |
| Alex Kundert | Director | Jul 1995 | 15 Apr 2024 | None |
| Linda Philippson | Director | Sep 1955 | 31 May 2024 | 3 other companies |
| Dorothy Ann Chalklin | Director | Aug 1964 | 11 Feb 2026 | 3 other companies |
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
- 18
- closed down
- 8
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 18 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 70 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Citizens Advice South West Surrey’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
13 December 2023
- Changed its registered name from "Citizens Advice Guildford"
FCA register
2019
28 January 2019
- Changed its registered name from "Guildford 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
1996
2 October 1996
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 150 events
- All 150 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 139
Firms connected to Citizens Advice South West Surrey
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Citizens Advice South West Surrey. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
- past link
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Citizens Advice South West Surrey
Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.
In the Guildford (GU) postcode area
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- 18 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 150 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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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