Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617598

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When citizensadviceeastleigh.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 023 8064 2699 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SO50 9DR
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Other names (1)

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

  • Citizens Advice Eastleigh Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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
6 March 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
101 Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DR
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Anne Margaret Winstanley Director May 1950 6 Mar 2006 4 other companies
Brian Venney Director Jul 1959 18 Apr 2007 1 other company
David John Blenkarn Director Jan 1957 15 May 2013 2 other companies
Tanya-Jane Park Director Jul 1972 17 Nov 2021 None
Ben White Director Sep 1972 15 Feb 2023 None
Peter James Robertson Director Mar 1966 19 Feb 2025 3 other companies
Gareth Richardson Director Sep 1988 19 Feb 2025 None
Mark Robert Kirby Director Sep 1977 19 Feb 2025 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 8 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
12
closed down
3
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 12 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
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 32 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

£301k

+25% from £242k

Cash at bank

£283k

+20% from £236k

Employees (average)

7

+17% from 6

Owed within a year

£8,639

−51% from £17.7k

Assets and liabilities

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 05730866. 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

Eastleigh 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

2006

6 March 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 64 events

  • All 64 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 56
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Firms connected to Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In the Southampton (SO) postcode area

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

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  • 12 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 64 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617598) 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 Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 023 8064 2699 and the website citizensadviceeastleigh.org.uk for Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Eastleigh 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 Eastleigh 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 Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau: Anne Margaret Winstanley, Brian Venney, David John Blenkarn, Tanya-Jane Park, Ben White, Peter James Robertson and 2 more.
How long has Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 6 March 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £301k (+25% from £242k) and cash at bank of £283k (+20% from £236k).
Does Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice Eastleigh.

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