Edenbridge & Westerham Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 620747

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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 citizensadvice.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0300 042 0773 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TN8 6BY
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Other names (2)

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

  • Citizens Advice Edenbridge and Westerham Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Edenbridge and Westerham Citizens Adcive 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 February 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael William Musgrove Director Oct 1948 6 Feb 2014 1 other company
Colin Stewart Jones Director Nov 1952 19 Mar 2014 2 other companies
Gavin Raymond Allard Director Mar 1989 9 Feb 2017 None
Barbara Elizabeth Riddell Director Mar 1951 16 Mar 2022 2 other companies
Fiona Lesley Leathers Director Mar 1949 23 Jun 2022 None
Patricia Althea Michael-Forrester Director Oct 1966 18 Jul 2023 3 other companies
Janine Carole Darby Secretary Not published 16 Oct 2024 –

Other companies run by these 6 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
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 8 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2020Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£63.2k

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

3

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Owed within a year

£0

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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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08880174. 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

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2014

10 April 2014

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

6 February 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

  • All 27 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 20
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Connected firms

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

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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Similar firms

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

In the Tonbridge (TN) postcode area

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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 27 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Edenbridge & Westerham Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Edenbridge & Westerham Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 620747) 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 Edenbridge & Westerham Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0300 042 0773 and the website citizensadvice.org.uk/local/edenbridge-and-westerham for Edenbridge & Westerham Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Edenbridge & Westerham Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Edenbridge & Westerham 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 Edenbridge & Westerham 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 Edenbridge & Westerham Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Edenbridge & Westerham Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Edenbridge & Westerham Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Edenbridge & Westerham Citizens Advice Bureau: Michael William Musgrove, Colin Stewart Jones, Gavin Raymond Allard, Barbara Elizabeth Riddell, Fiona Lesley Leathers and Patricia Althea Michael-Forrester.
How long has Edenbridge & Westerham Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 6 February 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Edenbridge & Westerham Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2020, show net assets of £63.2k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Edenbridge & Westerham Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice Edenbridge and Westerham and Edenbridge and Westerham Citizens Adcive.

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