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 Law Service, Hazelwood Business House, 49-53 Hazelwood Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When communitylawservice.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01604 621038 is
- Who else gives the postcode NN1 1LG
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
- 06830503 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 26 February 2009 (17 years old)
- Registered office
- 49-53 Hazelwood Road, Northampton, NN1 1LG
- Nature of business
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- Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 69109)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Beardsworth | Director | Jun 1947 | 26 Feb 2009 | 1 other company |
| Ian Pears | Director | Jul 1961 | 26 Feb 2009 | None |
| Morcea Antoinette Walker | Director | Feb 1949 | 12 Dec 2014 | 12 other companies |
| Keith Moffitt | Director | Oct 1965 | 29 Apr 2019 | None |
| Helen Reay | Director | Jun 1958 | 7 Dec 2021 | None |
| Stephen John Hibbert | Director | May 1951 | 7 Dec 2021 | 2 other companies |
| Pauline Elaine Woodhouse | Director | Sep 1963 | 17 Sep 2024 | None |
| Alan Aisbett | Director | Feb 1957 | 18 Sep 2025 | None |
| Sarah Hayle | Secretary | Not published | 14 Jun 2022 | – |
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
- 14
- closed down
- 4
- run together
- 1
In the full report: all 14 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 1 company these 8 directors run together
- All 23 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Ian Pears 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
2009
26 February 2009
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 48 events
- All 48 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 40
Similar firms
Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.
In Northampton
In the Northampton (NN) postcode area
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- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 48 events in its history
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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