Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service Ltd

Reference number: 617465

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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 gnwcab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0141 948 0204 is
  • Who else gives the postcode G22 5AZ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Bureau Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • MARYHILL AND POSSILPARK CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
20 December 1999 (26 years old)
Registered office
139 Saracen Street, Glasgow, G22 5AZ, Scotland
Nature of business
  • General public administration activities (SIC 84110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Graham Robert Faulkner Director Jan 1975 30 Oct 2023 None
Malcolm Mcconnell Director Jun 1983 7 Jan 2025 None
Helena Mary Almeida Director May 1977 1 Dec 2025 None
Kim Bonnar Director May 1989 1 Dec 2025 None
Gillian Dunn Director Aug 1956 26 Mar 2026 None
Claire Margaret Cobban Director May 1979 24 Aug 2026 2 other companies
Marta Zembinskyte Director May 1991 24 Aug 2026 None
Angela Kelly Secretary Not published 1 Dec 2025 –
Callum Jan Robb Secretary Not published 10 Jun 2026 –

Other companies run by these 7 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
2

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 87 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2021Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£380k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£242k

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Employees (average)

27

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Owed within a year

£88.7k

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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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC202642. 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.

2021

24 March 2021

  • Rob Gallagher no longer has significant control

Companies House

2019

1 May 2019

  • Amber Cully no longer has significant control
  • Rob Gallagher gained significant control

Companies House

4 January 2019

  • Sarah Christine Erskine no longer has significant control

Companies House

2018

10 December 2018

  • Amber Cully gained significant control

Companies House

17 August 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "MARYHILL AND POSSILPARK CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU"

FCA register

2016

5 October 2016

  • Sarah Christine Erskine 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

1999

20 December 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 183 events

  • All 183 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 168
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 183 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service Ltd (FRN 617465) 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 Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0141 948 0204 and the website gnwcab.org.uk for Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service a scam or clone?
Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service 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 Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service now. Before that, it was controlled by Dr Sarah Christine Erskine, Mr Rob Gallagher and Mrs Amber Cully.
Who runs Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service?
Companies House lists 7 directors of Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service: Graham Robert Faulkner, Malcolm McConnell, Helena Mary Almeida, Kim Bonnar, Gillian Dunn, Claire Margaret Cobban and 1 more.
How long has Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service been in business?
The company was formed on 20 December 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2021, show net assets of £380k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £242k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Service use any other names?
It trades as Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Bureau. It has previously used the name MARYHILL AND POSSILPARK CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU.

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