King's Money Advice Centre

Reference number: 711242

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Authorised by the FCA

King's Money Advice Centre is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • What a page on kmacsouthend1.wixsite.com means for checking this firm
  • What kind of line 01702 522197 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SS2 6QZ
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Other names (1)

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

  • KMAC 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.

Key dates in its history

King's Money Advice Centre’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

6 November 2023

  • FCA recorded a standard requirement (Financial Promotions for own firm, ARs and other members of the group)

FCA register

2015

2 November 2015

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

FCA register

23 July 2015

  • Began trading as "KMAC"

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms like King's Money Advice Centre

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

In Southend-on-Sea

In the Southend-on-Sea (SS) postcode area

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 5 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is King's Money Advice Centre FCA authorised?
Yes, King's Money Advice Centre (FRN 711242) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2015 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is King's Money Advice Centre’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01702 522197 and the website kmacsouthend1.wixsite.com/kmacsouthend for King's Money Advice Centre. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is King's Money Advice Centre a scam or clone?
King's Money Advice Centre 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 King's Money Advice Centre?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how King's Money Advice Centre handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about King's Money Advice Centre to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Does King's Money Advice Centre use any other names?
It trades as KMAC.

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