Dunstable and District Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617589

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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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  • When dunstablecab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01582 665629 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LU5 4JD
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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.
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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
05408107
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
30 March 2005 (21 years old)
Registered office
The Dunstable Centre, Court Drive, Dunstable, LU5 4JD, England
Nature of business
  • Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Ian Coulter Director Aug 1952 3 Sep 2015 1 other company
Peter James Syred Director Nov 1955 7 May 2020 None
John Robert Kane Director Nov 1948 10 Dec 2020 7 other companies
Jill Watson Director Oct 1976 2 Dec 2022 None
Carol Brennan Director Jul 1950 23 May 2024 None
Caroline Itiola Director Aug 1996 17 Oct 2025 None
Charles Frederick Hockey Director Jan 1946 4 Jun 2026 1 other company
Trudi Kleanthous Director Jan 1960 4 Jun 2026 12 other companies

Other companies run by these 8 directors

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other companies
21
closed down
11
still active
10

In the full report: all 21 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
  • All 31 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£232k

+3.1% from £226k

Employees (average)

7

Same as 7

Owed within a year

£24.3k

+57% from £15.5k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 to 2026
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05408107. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (67)

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

2005

30 March 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 67 events

  • All 67 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 60
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Similar firms

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

In the Luton (LU) postcode area

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  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 67 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dunstable and District Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Dunstable and District Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617589) 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 Dunstable and District Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01582 665629 and the website dunstablecab.org.uk for Dunstable and District Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Dunstable and District Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Dunstable and District 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 Dunstable and District Citizens Advice Bureau?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Dunstable and District Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Dunstable and District Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Dunstable and District Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Dunstable and District Citizens Advice Bureau: Michael Ian Coulter, Peter James Syred, John Robert Kane, Jill Watson, Carol Brennan, Caroline Itiola and 2 more.
How long has Dunstable and District Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 30 March 2005, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Dunstable and District Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £232k (+3.1% from £226k).

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