Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre

Reference number: 617642

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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 kcalc.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01924 487860 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WF12 8DJ
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Other names (2)

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

  • KIRKLEES CITIZENS ADVICE & LAW CENTRE Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Kirklees Citizens Advice 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 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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
26 July 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
Units 11-12 Empire House Wakefield Old Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 8DJ
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mohammad Maqsood Director Mar 1974 2 Sep 2019 2 other companies
Lesley Antonia Reilly Director Mar 1947 18 Jan 2021 None
Umar Shafat Director Nov 1989 15 Nov 2021 None
Carol May Mckenna Director Sep 1967 18 Jul 2022 1 other company
Annie Rose Hinton Director Aug 1993 2 Oct 2023 None
Alison Louise Westwood Director Feb 1968 10 Mar 2025 None
Tayyib Ur-Rehman Abrar Director Feb 1988 2 Jun 2025 4 other companies
Milica Vujatovic Director May 1959 23 Mar 2026 None
Nicholas Eugene Whittingham Secretary Not published 1 Apr 2014 –

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
7
closed down
3
still active
4

In the full report: all 7 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 43 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2023Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£903k

+33% from £680k

Cash at bank

£615k

+36% from £452k

Employees (average)

72

−14% from 84

Owed within a year

£151k

+10% from £137k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2023
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 04259550. 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

Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

20 April 2016

  • Changed its registered name from "Kirklees Citizens Advice"

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 · Companies House

2001

26 July 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 89 events

  • All 89 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 80
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Firms connected to Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre

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

In the Wakefield (WF) postcode area

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 89 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre FCA authorised?
Yes, Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre (FRN 617642) 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 Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01924 487860 and the website kcalc.org.uk for Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre a scam or clone?
Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law 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 Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre: Mohammad Maqsood, Lesley Antonia Reilly, Umar Shafat, Carol May McKenna, Annie Rose Hinton, Alison Louise Westwood and 2 more.
How long has Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre been in business?
The company was formed on 26 July 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2023, show net assets of £903k (+33% from £680k) and cash at bank of £615k (+36% from £452k).
Does Kirklees Citizens Advice And Law Centre use any other names?
It trades as KIRKLEES CITIZENS ADVICE & LAW CENTRE. It has previously used the name Kirklees Citizens Advice.

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