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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Phone number
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Address
Citizens Advice Bureau, County Library Building, Osborn Road, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7EN, United Kingdom
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Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Citizens Advice Fareham 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 coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- 07653014 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 31 May 2011 (15 years old)
- Registered office
- 1st Floor County Library Building, Osborn Road, Fareham, Hants, PO16 7EN
- Nature of business
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- Non-trading company non trading (SIC 74990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Phillips | Director | Jan 2001 | 16 Oct 2024 | 3 other companies |
| Karen Velasco | Director | Jul 1962 | 16 Sep 2025 | None |
| Lee Christopher Scott | Director | Apr 1968 | 2 Dec 2025 | 1 other company |
| Chun-Kit Tang | Director | Dec 1982 | 2 Dec 2025 | None |
| Liam Winzar | Director | Jun 1988 | 2 Dec 2025 | None |
| Chris Mason | Director | Jan 1963 | 2 Dec 2025 | None |
| Claudia Rodriguez | Director | May 1984 | 2 Dec 2025 | None |
| Heather Margaret Moore | Director | Oct 1977 | 16 Feb 2026 | 1 other company |
| Jane Blacklock | Director | Mar 1983 | 16 Feb 2026 | None |
| Bridget Mayo | Secretary | Not published | 6 Dec 2023 | – |
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
- 5
- closed down
- 1
- still active
- 4
In the full report: all 5 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
- All 50 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Fareham 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
2011
31 May 2011
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 105 events
- All 105 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 97
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In Fareham
In the Portsmouth (PO) postcode area
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- 5 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 105 events in its history
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk