Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617597

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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 eastbournecab.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01323 413480 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BN21 3UH
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Other names (1)

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

  • Citizens Advice Eastbourne Trading name

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
04171801
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
2 March 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Albert Frayne Director Jan 1949 4 Nov 2008 2 other companies
Robert John Fear Director Oct 1955 24 Mar 2021 1 other company
Doyinsola Ibidunni Adeyemo Director Apr 1988 13 Oct 2022 1 other company
Anne Jarrett Director May 1957 19 Oct 2023 None
Helen Claire Howard Director Dec 1953 19 Oct 2023 5 other companies
David White Director Mar 1966 19 Oct 2023 None
Claire Marie Costelloe Director Sep 1983 28 Jan 2025 None
Timur Haylor Isik Director Nov 1985 28 Jan 2025 None
Gregory Stewart Smith Director Jul 1967 24 Mar 2026 None
Alan Dennis Bruzon Secretary Not published 15 Jun 2007 –

Other companies run by these 9 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
8
closed down
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 8 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 9 directors run together
  • All 46 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Full accountsNot audited

Employees (average)

18

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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 04171801. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (4) All events (93)

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

2 March 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 93 events

  • All 93 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 85
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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 93 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617597) 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 Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01323 413480 and the website eastbournecab.co.uk for Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Eastbourne 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 Eastbourne 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 Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 9 directors of Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau: Michael Albert Frayne, Robert John Fear, Doyinsola Ibidunni Adeyemo, Anne Jarrett, Helen Claire Howard, David White and 3 more.
How long has Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 2 March 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Does Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice Eastbourne.

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