Lancashire Women
Reference number: 728303
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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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Phone number
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Address
21-23 Blackburn Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1HF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When lancashirewomen.org first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01254 871771 is
- Who else gives the postcode BB5 1HF
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Lancashire Women's Centres 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
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
- 04777720 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 27 May 2003 (23 years old)
- Registered office
- 21-23 Blackburn Road, Accrington, BB5 1HF, England
- Nature of business
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- Non-trading company non trading (SIC 74990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Lynette Beverly Harwood | Director | Oct 1962 | 18 Sep 2013 | 1 other company |
| Pauline Geraghty | Director | Jun 1960 | 1 Jan 2022 | 2 other companies |
| Charlotte Barrow (Dr) | Director | May 1980 | 22 Sep 2022 | None |
| Laura Jane Brown | Director | Mar 1975 | 22 Sep 2022 | 1 other company |
| Howard Hamilton-Smith | Director | Oct 1972 | 3 Jan 2023 | None |
| Robert Dickinson | Director | Apr 1983 | 15 Apr 2025 | None |
| Amelia Jane Lee | Director | Nov 1985 | 8 Sep 2025 | 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
- 5
- still active
- 5
In the full report: all 5 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
- All 50 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Lancashire Women’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
7 April 2026
- Changed its registered name from "Lancashire Women's Centres"
FCA register
2016
31 March 2016
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2003
27 May 2003
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 102 events
- All 102 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 96
Firms connected to Lancashire Women
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Lancashire Women. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Lancashire Women
Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.
In Accrington
In the Blackburn (BB) postcode area
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- 5 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 102 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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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