Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617651

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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 lewesdistrictca.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01273 007556 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BN9 9PN
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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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
23 December 1997 (28 years old)
Registered office
15-19 Chapel Street, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9PN, England
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kevin Stephen Powell Director Sep 1959 23 Dec 1997 16 other companies
Julia Catherine Hammond Director May 1965 8 Sep 2022 None
Alison Rachel Lawfield Director Jun 1956 14 Sep 2023 22 other companies
Emma Marijke Kolkman Director Jan 1999 11 Jul 2024 None
John Colin Mcdonald Director Mar 1969 17 Apr 2025 1 other company

Other companies run by these 5 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
39
closed down
16
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 39 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • All 44 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Full accountsNot audited

Employees (average)

15

No earlier figure to compare

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 03485336. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

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

23 December 1997

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 92 events

  • All 92 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 87
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Firms connected to Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In East Sussex

In the Brighton (BN) postcode area

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  • 39 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 92 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617651) 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 Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01273 007556 and the website lewesdistrictca.org.uk for Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Lewes 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 Lewes 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 Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau: Kevin Stephen Powell, Julia Catherine Hammond, Alison Rachel Lawfield, Emma Marijke Kolkman and John Colin McDonald.
How long has Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 23 December 1997, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?

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