Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 12 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2002

Website, phone number and address

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Website

citizensadvicederbyshiredistricts.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07795 254321
Address

26 SPRING GARDENS, BUXTON, DERBYSHIRE, SK17 6DE, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When citizensadvicederbyshiredistricts.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07795 254321 is
Who else gives the postcode SK17 6DE

Other names (1)

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

Citizens Advice Derbyshire Districts Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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: 04429840 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 2 May 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office: Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business: General public administration activities (SIC 84110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Terri Margaret Jones	Director	May 1965	4 Dec 2018	None
Nigel Lawrence Smith	Director	Sep 1957	19 Feb 2019	4 other companies
Dorcas Louisa Iris Sutherland Bunton	Director	Mar 1956	16 Feb 2021	None
Sally Patricia Macintyre	Director	Jul 1966	16 Feb 2021	None
Julie Hirst	Director	Aug 1958	29 Mar 2023	5 other companies
Ian Garnet Ford	Director	Aug 1957	21 Aug 2024	4 other companies
Lesley Singleton	Director	Apr 1961	20 Nov 2024	None
Sally Kendall	Director	Feb 1967	26 Nov 2025	None
Nathan Daniel Pevy	Director	Oct 1994	26 Nov 2025	None
Peter Andrew Johns	Director	Dec 1947	26 Nov 2025	2 other companies
Patricia Mary Coleman	Director	Apr 1949	26 Nov 2025	1 other company
Thomas Clifford Jack Fletcher	Director	Jan 1990	26 Nov 2025	1 other company
Chloe Doxey	Secretary	Not published	25 Apr 2014	–

Other companies run by these 12 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: 16
closed down: 3
went insolvent: 2

In the full report: all 16 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 12 directors sit on each board, and since when
The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
The 2 on the FCA register
The 1 company these 12 directors run together
All 62 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.

Key events (4) All events (122)

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

2002

2 May 2002

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 122 events

All 122 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 112

Connected firms

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

past links: 2

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

2 past links through former directors

Similar firms

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

In the Stockport (SK) postcode area

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?

Yes, Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617583) 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 Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07795 254321 and the website citizensadvicederbyshiredistricts.org.uk for Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?

Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau 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 Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau?

It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau?

Companies House lists 12 directors of Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau: Terri Margaret Jones, Nigel Lawrence Smith, Dorcas Louisa Iris Sutherland Bunton, Sally Patricia Macintyre, Julie Hirst, Ian Garnet Ford and 6 more.

How long has Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?

The company was formed on 2 May 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.

Does Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?

It trades as Citizens Advice Derbyshire Districts.