Helping Hands Community Trust: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 12 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2001
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2021

Website, phone number and address

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Website

helpinghandsadvice.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0116 278 2001
Address

50E Blaby Road, South Wigston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE18 4SD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When helpinghandsadvice.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0116 278 2001 is
Who else gives the postcode LE18 4SD

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.

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: 04343050 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 19 December 2001 (24 years old)
Registered office: 50e Blaby Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4SD, England
Nature of business: Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Leslie Grayson Gill (Rev)	Director	Oct 1946	19 Dec 2001	1 other company
Lesley Thornton	Director	Aug 1943	19 Dec 2001	1 other company
Raymond Green	Director	May 1947	5 May 2011	None
Nigel Swan	Director	Jun 1961	3 Nov 2011	None
Claire Louise Flinders	Director	Feb 1974	14 Oct 2022	4 other companies
Ranjoth Singh Johal	Director	Feb 1991	4 Apr 2025	4 other companies
Simon Robert Howes	Director	Jul 1961	1 May 2026	4 other companies
Lesley Thornton	Secretary	Not published	5 May 2003	1 other company

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: 14
closed down: 5
are FCA-registered: 2

In the full report: all 14 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
The 2 on the FCA register
All 30 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2021Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£61.9k

+356% from £13.6k

Employees (average)

7

+40% from 5

Owed within a year

£11.6k

+230% from £3,507

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04343050. 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

Helping Hands Community Trust’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (62)

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

19 December 2001

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 62 events

All 62 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 55

Firms connected to Helping Hands Community Trust

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Helping Hands Community Trust. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

past links: 2

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

2 past links through former directors

Firms like Helping Hands Community Trust

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

In Leicester

Community Advice and Law Service LtdLeicesterAuthorised Saffron Lane Neighbourhood CouncilLeicesterAuthorised Zinthiya Ganeshpanchan TrustLeicesterAuthorised

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Helping Hands Community Trust FCA authorised?

Yes, Helping Hands Community Trust (FRN 618912) 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 Helping Hands Community Trust’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0116 278 2001 and the website helpinghandsadvice.co.uk for Helping Hands Community Trust. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Helping Hands Community Trust a scam or clone?

Helping Hands Community Trust 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 Helping Hands Community Trust?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Helping Hands Community Trust handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Helping Hands Community Trust to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Helping Hands Community Trust?

Companies House lists 7 directors of Helping Hands Community Trust: Leslie Grayson Gill (Rev), Lesley Thornton, Raymond Green, Nigel Swan, Claire Louise Flinders, Ranjoth Singh Johal and 1 more.

How long has Helping Hands Community Trust been in business?

The company was formed on 19 December 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.

What do Helping Hands Community Trust’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2021, show net assets of £61.9k (+356% from £13.6k).