Durham Christian Partnership: 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 1999

Website, phone number and address

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Website

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

0191 303 7514
Address

Units 7-9, First Avenue, Drum Industrial Estate, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH2 1AG, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When durhamcp.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0191 303 7514 is
Who else gives the postcode DH2 1AG

Other names (4)

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

Community Money Advice County Durham Trading name: A name it trades under now.
County Durham Money Advice Centres - Durham Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Durham Money Advice Centre, part of Durham Christian Partnership Former name: A name it was registered under before.
County Durham Money Advice Centres - Stanley 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 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: 03719856 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 25 February 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office: Unit 7/9 First Avenue, Drum Industrial Estate, Chester-Le-Street, County Durham, DH2 1AG, England
Nature of business: Activities of other membership organisations not elsewhere classified (SIC 94990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Glenn Jones	Director	Apr 1959	10 Sep 2011	12 other companies
Jennifer Ann Sewel	Director	Mar 1961	1 Jul 2021	3 other companies
William Hall Sawyer	Director	Dec 1958	30 Nov 2021	1 other company
Maralina Rosa Maria Ambelez	Director	Aug 1962	25 Jun 2024	None
Alan Shield	Director	Jan 1952	25 Jun 2024	4 other companies

Other companies run by these 5 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: 20
closed down: 7
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 20 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
All 32 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Durham Christian Partnership’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (75)

2021

26 January 2021

Changed its registered name from "Durham Money Advice Centre, part of Durham Christian Partnership"

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

1999

25 February 1999

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 75 events

All 75 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 63

Firms connected to Durham Christian Partnership

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

connected firms: 2
share a director: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Durham Christian Partnership

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

In the Durham (DH) postcode area

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Elsewhere in the UK

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20 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 75 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Durham Christian Partnership FCA authorised?

Yes, Durham Christian Partnership (FRN 618903) 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 Durham Christian Partnership’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0191 303 7514 and the website durhamcp.org.uk for Durham Christian Partnership. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Durham Christian Partnership a scam or clone?

Durham Christian Partnership 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 Durham Christian Partnership?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Durham Christian Partnership handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Durham Christian Partnership to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Durham Christian Partnership?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Durham Christian Partnership: Glenn Jones, Jennifer Ann Sewel, William Hall Sawyer, Maralina Rosa Maria Ambelez and Alan Shield.

How long has Durham Christian Partnership been in business?

The company was formed on 25 February 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.

Does Durham Christian Partnership use any other names?

It trades as Community Money Advice County Durham and County Durham Money Advice Centres - Durham. It has previously used 2 other names: Durham Money Advice Centre, part of Durham Christian Partnership and County Durham Money Advice Centres - Stanley.