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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Pollok Civic Realm,, 27 Cowglen Road, Glasgow, Glasgow City, G53 6EW, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0141 881 5939 is
- Who else gives the postcode G53 6EW
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.
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
- SC219567 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 25 May 2001 (25 years old)
- Registered office
- Pollok Civic Realm 27 Cowglen Road, Pollok, Glasgow, G53 6EW
- Nature of business
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- Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josephine Potts | Director | Jan 1952 | 25 May 2001 | None |
| James Paterson | Director | Aug 1986 | 26 May 2016 | None |
| Gavin Russell Dempster | Director | Jun 1966 | 1 May 2017 | None |
| Hazel Croall | Director | Apr 1947 | 15 Nov 2018 | None |
| James Callender | Director | Jul 1987 | 20 May 2020 | None |
| Doris Dempsey Graham | Director | Jan 1953 | 18 Feb 2022 | None |
| Valerie Tonner | Director | Mar 1961 | 28 Feb 2026 | None |
| Alison Rowntree | Secretary | Not published | 1 Jan 2022 | – |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that these 7 directors run no other company
- All 34 people who have been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Greater Pollok 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
2001
25 May 2001
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 68 events
- All 68 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 61
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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