East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617451

Instant download

Authorised by the FCA

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

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When eastayrshirecab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01563 543243 is
  • Who else gives the postcode KA1 1JG
Instant PDF download

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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
22 March 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
66 Portland Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1JG, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Lees Fraser Director Oct 1955 20 Apr 2011 2 other companies
Fiona Alison Robson Director Jan 1967 10 May 2017 1 other company
Bradley Thom Johnstone Director Sep 1980 10 Feb 2025 1 other company
Nicki Beveridge Director Oct 1962 23 Apr 2025 None
Patrick Hugh Feechan Director May 1980 29 Apr 2026 None
Morgan Samuel Kingston Director Nov 1980 29 Apr 2026 None
Martina Lamond Director Oct 1992 15 May 2026 None
David Lees Fraser Secretary Not published 31 Mar 2025 –

Other companies run by these 7 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
4
still active
4

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 52 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Instant PDF download

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£670k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£596k

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

31

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£50.6k

No earlier figure to compare

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC194707. 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

East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

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

22 March 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 108 events

  • All 108 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 101
Instant PDF download

Firms connected to East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Instant PDF download

Firms like East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In the Kilmarnock (KA) postcode area

Elsewhere in the UK

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

Get the full report on East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau

Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 108 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

Instant PDF One-off payment Secure checkout by Stripe

Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617451) 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 East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01563 543243 and the website eastayrshirecab.org.uk for East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
East Ayrshire 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 East Ayrshire 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 East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 7 directors of East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau: David Lees Fraser, Fiona Alison Robson, Bradley Thom Johnstone, Nicki Beveridge, Patrick Hugh Feechan, Morgan Samuel Kingston and 1 more.
How long has East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 22 March 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £670k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £596k (no earlier figure to compare).

Sources and links

The full report on East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau

£19.99 · Instant PDF download

Loading secure checkout…