Gl Communities

Reference number: 618910

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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 glcommunities.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01452 505544 is
  • Who else gives the postcode GL4 6AG
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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
06742832
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
6 November 2008 (17 years old)
Registered office
The Trinity Centre, 60 Norbury Avenue, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 6AG
Nature of business
  • Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jason Dunsford Director Apr 1983 28 Mar 2012 None
Albert Gardiner Director Sep 1977 29 Nov 2016 None
Liam Kelch Director Aug 1963 27 Aug 2019 None
Anita Pope Director Jul 1968 28 Nov 2024 None
Elizabeth Pullin Director May 1967 25 Feb 2025 None
Sophie Wootton-Lee Director Feb 1992 1 Sep 2025 None
Jason Dunsford Secretary Not published 6 Nov 2008 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 6 directors run no other company
  • All 26 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2022Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£174k

−19% from £214k

Cash at bank

£149k

−18% from £182k

Employees (average)

25

+14% from 22

Owed within a year

£34.3k

+65% from £20.8k

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 06742832. 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

Gl Communities’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (24) All events (73)

2023

6 November 2023

  • Albert Gardiner no longer has significant control
  • Janet Parrott no longer has significant control
  • Jason Dunsford no longer has significant control

Companies House · FCA register

2022

31 May 2022

  • Michael John Norman no longer has significant control

Companies House

2021

2 September 2021

  • Ian John Ellis no longer has significant control

Companies House

2018

31 July 2018

  • Sinead Anne Sibley no longer has significant control

Companies House

2017

28 March 2017

  • Mark Colin Gale no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

29 November 2016

  • Albert Gardiner gained significant control
  • Janet Parrott gained significant control

Companies House

27 September 2016

  • Anthony Knight no longer has significant control
  • Kevin Durrant no longer has significant control
  • Ushmita Nakeshree no longer has significant control

Companies House

30 June 2016

  • Anthony Knight gained significant control
  • Ian John Ellis gained significant control
  • Jason Dunsford gained significant control
  • Kevin Durrant gained significant control
  • Mark Colin Gale gained significant control
  • Michael John Norman gained significant control
  • Sinead Anne Sibley gained significant control
  • Ushmita Nakeshree gained significant control

Companies House

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

2008

6 November 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 73 events

  • All 73 events in its history (24 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 46
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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 73 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gl Communities FCA authorised?
Yes, Gl Communities (FRN 618910) 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 Gl Communities’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01452 505544 and the website glcommunities.org.uk for Gl Communities. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Gl Communities a scam or clone?
Gl Communities 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 Gl Communities?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Gl Communities handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Gl Communities to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Gl Communities?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Gl Communities now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Albert Gardiner, Mrs Janet Parrott and Mr Jason Dunsford.
Who runs Gl Communities?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Gl Communities: Jason Dunsford, Albert Gardiner, Liam Kelch, Anita Pope, Elizabeth Pullin and Sophie Wootton-Lee.
How long has Gl Communities been in business?
The company was formed on 6 November 2008, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Gl Communities’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2022, show net assets of £174k (−19% from £214k) and cash at bank of £149k (−18% from £182k).

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