Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617617

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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 advicenel.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01472 252500 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DN31 1HN
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Other names (1)

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

  • Citizens Advice North East Lincolnshire 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.
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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
12 March 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
Melbourne House, 16 Town Hall Street, Grimsby, N E Lincolnshire, DN31 1HN
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Martin Allingham Director Sep 1947 1 Nov 2010 None
Ann Maggs Director Jan 1961 1 Nov 2010 1 other company
Gaynor Rogers Director Nov 1965 27 Oct 2017 None
Peter Joseph Williams Director Mar 1959 10 Nov 2018 3 other companies
Ben Barber Director Jun 1977 10 Dec 2019 None
Stephen William Bygott Director Aug 1949 19 Oct 2023 8 other companies
Peter Vickers (Rev) Director Jul 1956 7 Oct 2024 None
Ross Allan Albery Director Mar 1985 4 Feb 2025 None
Katherine York Director Apr 1977 29 Sep 2026 None

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
12
closed down
4
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 12 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 32 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2018

12 July 2018

  • Anthony Eric Gaskins no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Anthony Eric Gaskins 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

2001

26 February 2001

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 4 new directors took over

Companies House

1998

12 March 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 66 events

  • All 66 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 55
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Similar firms

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

In Grimsby

In the Doncaster (DN) postcode area

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 66 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617617) 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 Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01472 252500 and the website advicenel.org.uk for Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District 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 Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District 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 Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Citizens Advice Bureau now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Anthony Eric Gaskins.
Who runs Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 9 directors of Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Citizens Advice Bureau: Martin Allingham, Ann Maggs, Gaynor Rogers, Peter Joseph Williams, Ben Barber, Stephen William Bygott and 3 more.
How long has Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 12 March 1998, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
Does Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice North East Lincolnshire.

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