East Belfast Independent Advice Centre

Reference number: 618744

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When ebiac.org first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 028 9073 5690 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BT5 4FG
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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.
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
NI040485
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
27 March 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
East Belfast Network Centre, 55 Templemore Avenue, Belfast, BT5 4FP
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Colin Campbell Robinson Director Aug 1962 27 Mar 2001 4 other companies
Margaret Ann Martin Director Mar 1960 7 Apr 2004 None
Richard Norman Seymour Williamson Director Jul 1950 14 Feb 2015 4 other companies
Bernadette Mcconnell Director Oct 1962 30 Jun 2015 8 other companies
Gerard Morgan Secretary Not published 7 Jun 2022 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
13
closed down
5
run together
2

In the full report: all 13 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 21 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£140k

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Cash at bank

£142k

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Employees (average)

10

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Owed within a year

£3,077

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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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company NI040485. 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 Belfast Independent Advice Centre’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (47)

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

2001

27 March 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 47 events

  • All 47 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 40
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  • 13 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 47 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is East Belfast Independent Advice Centre FCA authorised?
Yes, East Belfast Independent Advice Centre (FRN 618744) 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 Belfast Independent Advice Centre’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 028 9073 5690 and the website ebiac.org for East Belfast Independent Advice Centre. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is East Belfast Independent Advice Centre a scam or clone?
East Belfast Independent Advice Centre 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 Belfast Independent Advice Centre?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how East Belfast Independent Advice Centre handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about East Belfast Independent Advice Centre to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs East Belfast Independent Advice Centre?
Companies House lists 4 directors of East Belfast Independent Advice Centre: Colin Campbell Robinson, Margaret Ann Martin, Richard Norman Seymour Williamson and Bernadette McConnell.
How long has East Belfast Independent Advice Centre been in business?
The company was formed on 27 March 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do East Belfast Independent Advice Centre’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £140k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £142k (no earlier figure to compare).

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