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
Community Advice Antrim & Newtownabbey, Dunanney Centre, Rathmullan Drive, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, BT37 9DQ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When communityadvicean.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 028 9590 6505 is
- Who else gives the postcode BT37 9DQ
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Citizens Advice Antrim & Newtownabbey Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Newtownabbey and District 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);
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
- NI032847 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 20 August 1997 (29 years old)
- Registered office
- Dunanney Centre, Rathmullan Drive, Rathcoole, BT37 9DQ
- Nature of business
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- Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Carol Gilmore | Director | Dec 1957 | 23 Aug 2011 | None |
| Douglas Iain Stuart Patterson | Director | Jul 1969 | 23 Aug 2011 | 4 other companies |
| John Joesph Casey | Director | Jan 1957 | 1 Jul 2016 | 2 other companies |
| Geraldine Anne Haire | Director | Jul 1967 | 1 Jul 2016 | 2 other companies |
| Leah Rea | Director | Oct 1993 | 25 Aug 2020 | 1 other company |
| Deborah Suzanne Crawford | Director | Jun 1976 | 26 Apr 2022 | None |
| Laura Dawson | Director | Jul 1983 | 28 Feb 2023 | None |
| Ryan Wiseman | Director | Jul 1977 | 27 Jun 2023 | None |
| Lorraine Adamson | Secretary | Not published | 1 Jul 2016 | – |
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
- 3
- are FCA-registered
- 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
- The 2 on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 8 directors run together
- All 29 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Community Advice Antrim & Newtownabbey’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2019
29 August 2019
- Changed its registered name from "Citizens Advice Antrim & Newtownabbey Ltd"
FCA register
2018
14 May 2018
- Changed its registered name from "Newtownabbey and District Citizens Advice Bureau"
FCA register
2016
1 July 2016
- Lorraine Mary Adamson 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
1997
20 August 1997
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 62 events
- All 62 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 52
Firms connected to Community Advice Antrim & Newtownabbey
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Community Advice Antrim & Newtownabbey. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share a director
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Community Advice Antrim & Newtownabbey
Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.
In the Belfast (BT) postcode area
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- 8 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 62 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, 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