Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617649

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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 leightonlinsladecab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01525 374589 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LU7 1DA
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Other names (2)

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

  • Citizens Advice Leighton Linslade Trading name
  • Leighton Linslade 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
05957866
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
5 October 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
Bossard House, West Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1DA
Nature of business
  • Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Lynn Barbara Stuart Director Dec 1954 16 Jan 2019 1 other company
Timothy Humphreys Williams Director Apr 1953 12 Aug 2020 None
Douglas James Leonard Director Oct 1971 10 Nov 2021 None
Claire Louise Olliffe Director Sep 1972 29 Oct 2024 1 other company
Linda Joan Dingley Director Oct 1956 29 Jan 2025 None
Leonard Anthony Ryder Director Mar 1949 29 Jan 2025 1 other company
James Scutt Director Dec 1973 30 Jul 2025 None
Ann Mary Brooks Director Jun 1970 29 Jul 2026 None
Claire Louise Olliffe Secretary Not published 11 Sep 2025 –

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
3
closed down
2
still active
1

In the full report: all 3 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 48 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£250k

+17% from £214k

Employees (average)

7

Same as 7

Owed within a year

£8,527

+7.3% from £7,950

No turnover or profit for the year to 31 March 2025: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £227k turnover and £44.9k profit, for the year to 31 March 2024.

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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 05957866. 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 (96)

2025

30 June 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Leighton Linslade 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

2006

5 October 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 96 events

  • All 96 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 88
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Connected firms

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with this firm. 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
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Similar firms

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

In the Luton (LU) postcode area

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 96 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617649) 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 Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01525 374589 and the website leightonlinsladecab.org.uk for Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Leighton Linslade 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 Leighton Linslade 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 Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau: Lynn Barbara Stuart, Timothy Humphreys Williams, Douglas James Leonard, Claire Louise Olliffe, Linda Joan Dingley, Leonard Anthony Ryder and 2 more.
How long has Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 5 October 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £250k (+17% from £214k).
Does Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice Leighton Linslade. It has previously used the name Leighton Linslade Citizens Advice Bureau.

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