Loughborough University Student Advice & Support Service

Reference number: 618794

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Authorised by the FCA

Loughborough University Student Advice & Support Service is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 12 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions

Website, phone number and address

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Website

lboro.ac.uk/services/student-services (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01509 222765
Address

Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When lboro.ac.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01509 222765 is
Who else gives the postcode LE11 3TU

Other names (1)

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

Student Advice and Support Service 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.

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.

Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (7)

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

In the full report: all 7 events

All 7 events in its history (3 shown here)

Similar firms

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

In Loughborough

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In the Leicester (LE) postcode area

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Loughborough University Student Advice & Support Service FCA authorised?

Yes, Loughborough University Student Advice & Support Service (FRN 618794) 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 Loughborough University Student Advice & Support Service’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01509 222765 and the website lboro.ac.uk/services/student-services for Loughborough University Student Advice & Support Service. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Loughborough University Student Advice & Support Service a scam or clone?

Loughborough University Student Advice & Support Service 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 Loughborough University Student Advice & Support Service?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Loughborough University Student Advice & Support Service handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Loughborough University Student Advice & Support Service to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Does Loughborough University Student Advice & Support Service use any other names?

It trades as Student Advice and Support Service.

Sources and links

Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk