Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Services Ltd

Reference number: 616957

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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 meacas.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 028 9600 1333 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BT40 3AA
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Other names (4)

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

  • Community Advice Mid & East Antrim Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Larne Citizens AdviceBureau Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Mid & East Antrim Citizens Advice Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • MEACAS Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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
25 June 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
2 Station Road, Larne, BT40 3AA, Northern Ireland
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
  • Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Deborah Neill Director Jan 1961 9 Apr 2010 None
Rosemary Quinn Director Jul 1955 30 Mar 2015 3 other companies
Marilyn Weekes Director Jan 1956 10 Oct 2022 None
Francis Magee Director Jan 1943 14 Aug 2024 None
Rosemary Quinn Secretary Not published 1 Mar 2020 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
1
still active
2

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 32 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

2020

9 June 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Mid & East Antrim Citizens Advice"

FCA register

2015

24 June 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "Larne Citizens AdviceBureau"

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

2003

25 June 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 74 events

  • All 74 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 62
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Similar firms

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

In the Belfast (BT) postcode area

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 74 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Services Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Services Ltd (FRN 616957) 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 Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 028 9600 1333 and the website meacas.com for Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Services a scam or clone?
Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Services 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 Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Services?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Services: Deborah Neill, Rosemary Quinn, Marilyn Weekes and Francis Magee.
How long has Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Services been in business?
The company was formed on 25 June 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
Does Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Services use any other names?
It trades as Community Advice Mid & East Antrim. It has previously used 3 other names: Larne Citizens AdviceBureau, Mid & East Antrim Citizens Advice and MEACAS.

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