Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617639

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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 citizensadviceipswich.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01473 219770 is
  • Who else gives the postcode IP1 3BE
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Other names (2)

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

  • Citizens Advice Ipswich Trading name
  • Ipswich & District Citizens Advice Bureau Former name

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 number
03438957
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
24 September 1997 (29 years old)
Registered office
Tower House, 17 Tower Street, Ipswich, IP1 3BE, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mackenzie John Deacon Director Aug 1950 23 Sep 2015 None
Anthony Cox Director Oct 1950 30 Sep 2016 None
Lucy Evans Director Jan 1995 3 Nov 2022 None
Adrian Blaga Director Sep 1979 3 Nov 2022 1 other company
Ian David Robert Williamson Director Jun 1960 10 Feb 2023 2 other companies
Thomas Kinnear Griffin Director Mar 1948 6 Aug 2024 2 other companies
Edward Bryant Director Apr 1963 27 Aug 2024 None
Roger Clark Director Dec 1956 20 Feb 2026 4 other companies

Other companies run by these 8 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
9
closed down
5
still active
4

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 54 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2023Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£318k

+25% from £255k

Cash at bank

£322k

+11% from £289k

Employees (average)

29

−17% from 35

Owed within a year

£4,305

−89% from £39.5k

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 03438957. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (113)

2022

24 May 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Ipswich & District Citizens Advice Bureau"

FCA register

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

1997

24 September 1997

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 113 events

  • All 113 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 104
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In the Ipswich (IP) postcode area

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 113 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617639) 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 Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01473 219770 and the website citizensadviceipswich.org.uk for Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Ipswich and 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 Ipswich and 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 Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau: Mackenzie John Deacon, Anthony Cox, Lucy Evans, Adrian Blaga, Ian David Robert Williamson, Thomas Kinnear Griffin and 2 more.
How long has Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 24 September 1997, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2023, show net assets of £318k (+25% from £255k) and cash at bank of £322k (+11% from £289k).
Does Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice Ipswich. It has previously used the name Ipswich & District Citizens Advice Bureau.

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