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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Phone number
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Address
2nd Floor, The Centre, High Street, FELTHAM, Middlesex, TW13 4GU, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When hounslowcabs.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 8994 3390 is
- Who else gives the postcode TW13 4GU
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Hounslow District 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 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.
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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 number
- 03727129 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 2 March 1999 (27 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Thomas Albrow | Director | Oct 1946 | 1 Aug 2018 | 2 other companies |
| John Kenneth Murray | Director | Oct 1943 | 2 Dec 2019 | 3 other companies |
| Muneeb Ahmed Gill | Director | Feb 1984 | 12 Aug 2020 | 1 other company |
| Brenda Otto | Director | May 1985 | 4 Jan 2022 | None |
| Ifeoma Maria Onyejekwe Williams | Director | Aug 1978 | 10 Nov 2024 | 2 other companies |
| Jamal Saad | Director | Feb 1976 | 26 Mar 2025 | None |
| Aiman Elal | Secretary | Not published | 1 Aug 2018 | – |
Other companies run by these 6 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
- 8
- closed down
- 4
- still active
- 4
In the full report: all 8 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 16 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Hounslow Citizens Advice Bureaux Service’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
17 April 2026
- Changed its registered name from "Hounslow District Citizens Advice Bureau"
FCA register
2020
9 July 2020
- Hildegard Elisabeth Rauf no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2019
2 December 2019
- Basil Mann no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
- Geoff Pope no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
- John Kenneth Murray no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2017
18 December 2017
- Lata Dhiri no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
31 May 2017
- Ria Barnabas no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
- Rizal Buendia no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
31 March 2017
- Lasana Sheriff no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
30 March 2017
- Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over
Companies House
2016
6 June 2016
- Basil Mann gained 25–50% of the votes
- Geoff Pope gained 25–50% of the votes
- Hildegard Elisabeth Rauf gained 25–50% of the votes
- John Kenneth Murray gained 25–50% of the votes
- Lasana Sheriff gained 25–50% of the votes
- Lata Dhiri gained 25–50% of the votes
- Ria Barnabas gained 25–50% of the votes
- Rizal Buendia gained 25–50% of the votes
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
2 January 2014
- Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2009
8 October 2009
- Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over
Companies House
1999
2 March 1999
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 53 events
- All 53 events in its history (24 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 26
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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