Fylde Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 12 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2010
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

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.

Website

citizensadvicefylde.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01772 673014
Address

Citizens Advice Bureau, Moor Street, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 2AU, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

When citizensadvicefylde.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01772 673014 is
Who else gives the postcode PR4 2AU

Other names (1)

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

Citizens Advice Fylde 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 number: 07450392 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 24 November 2010 (15 years old)
Registered office: Council Offices Moor Street, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 2AU
Nature of business: Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Allan Stephen Curphey	Director	Jan 1955	14 Dec 2016	1 other company
Catherine Christie	Director	Nov 1964	28 Apr 2022	None
Andrea Galbraith	Director	Feb 1967	15 Sep 2022	None
David Chambers	Director	Apr 1952	4 Nov 2025	1 other company
Patrick Collier	Director	Jul 1963	28 Jul 2026	None

Other companies run by these 5 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: 2
closed down: 1
still active: 1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 23 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (4) All events (49)

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

2010

24 November 2010

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 49 events

All 49 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 41

Firms like Fylde Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In Preston

Preston and District Citizens Advice BureauPrestonAuthorised

In the Preston (PR) postcode area

Southport Community Money AdviceSouthportAuthorised Citizens Advice Lancashire WestChorleyAuthorised

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2 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Fylde Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd FCA authorised?

Yes, Fylde Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd (FRN 617610) 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 Fylde Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01772 673014 and the website citizensadvicefylde.org.uk for Fylde Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Fylde Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?

Fylde 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 Fylde 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 Fylde Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Fylde Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Fylde Citizens Advice Bureau?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Fylde Citizens Advice Bureau: Allan Stephen Curphey, Catherine Christie, Andrea Galbraith, David Chambers and Patrick Collier.

How long has Fylde Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?

The company was formed on 24 November 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.

Does Fylde Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?

It trades as Citizens Advice Fylde.