Gypsies and Travellers Wales Limited

Reference number: 796014

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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 gtwales.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 029 2021 4411 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CF3 1TN
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Other names (1)

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

  • GT Wales Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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-counselling

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
14 April 1993 (33 years old)
Registered office
Trowbridge Community Centre Caernarvon Way, Trowbridge, Cardiff, CF3 1RU, Wales
Nature of business
  • Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Hugh Mackay (Dr) Director Oct 1952 2 Jul 2013 None
Rhona Probert Director Sep 1954 2 Jul 2013 None
Louise Santaana Director Apr 1971 14 Apr 2021 3 other companies
Jasmine Adele Jones Director Nov 1984 20 Feb 2024 None
Louisa Margaret Devonish Secretary Not published 28 Mar 2025 –

Other companies run by these 4 directors

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other companies
3
still active
3

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 38 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2022Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£58.5k

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Cash at bank

£96.1k

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Employees (average)

9

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Owed within a year

£13.3k

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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 02808978. 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

Gypsies and Travellers Wales’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

28 March 2025

  • Louise Santaana gained significant control

Companies House

2024

28 November 2024

  • John David Drysdale no longer has significant control

Companies House

2018

3 April 2018

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2017

14 April 2017

  • John David Drysdale gained significant control

Companies House

1993

14 April 1993

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 87 events

  • All 87 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 76
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 87 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gypsies and Travellers Wales Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Gypsies and Travellers Wales Limited (FRN 796014) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2018 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Gypsies and Travellers Wales’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 029 2021 4411 and the website gtwales.org.uk for Gypsies and Travellers Wales. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Gypsies and Travellers Wales a scam or clone?
Gypsies and Travellers Wales 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 Gypsies and Travellers Wales?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Gypsies and Travellers Wales handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Gypsies and Travellers Wales to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Gypsies and Travellers Wales?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Gypsies and Travellers Wales: Mrs Louise Santaana (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mr John David Drysdale.
Who runs Gypsies and Travellers Wales?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Gypsies and Travellers Wales: Hugh Mackay (Dr), Rhona Probert, Louise Santaana and Jasmine Adele Jones.
How long has Gypsies and Travellers Wales been in business?
The company was formed on 14 April 1993, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2018.
What do Gypsies and Travellers Wales’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2022, show net assets of £58.5k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £96.1k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Gypsies and Travellers Wales use any other names?
It has previously used the name GT Wales.

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