Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617670

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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

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When miltonkeynescab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01908 609072 is
  • Who else gives the postcode MK8 8ED
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Other names (2)

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

  • Citizens Advice Milton Keynes Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Milton Keynes District Citizens Advice Bureau 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 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
7 June 1988 (38 years old)
Registered office
8b Clarendon Drive, Wymbush, Milton Keynes, MK8 8ED, England
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Charlotte Derry Director Feb 1973 19 Jun 2017 1 other company
Alexa Curle Wilkinson Director Mar 1954 28 Mar 2022 3 other companies
Bethan Norfor Director May 1960 13 Feb 2023 1 other company
Toby James Cooper Director May 1959 22 May 2023 4 other companies
Phil Gray Director Apr 1949 6 Feb 2024 None
Silpa Tozar Director May 1980 15 Jul 2024 None
Paul Robert Barrett Director Aug 1961 18 Nov 2024 1 other company
Kevin Donald Smith Secretary Not published 31 Oct 2012 –

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
10
closed down
6
still active
4

In the full report: all 10 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 89 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

2026

27 April 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Milton Keynes District Citizens Advice Bureau"

FCA register

2024

13 November 2024

  • Alexa Wilkinson no longer has significant control
  • Bethan Norfor no longer has significant control
  • Charlotte Derry no longer has significant control
  • Christopher Laurence Parsons no longer has significant control
  • Phil Gray no longer has significant control
  • Silpa Tozar no longer has significant control
  • Tariq Naseer Raja no longer has significant control
  • Toby James Cooper no longer has significant control

Companies House

15 July 2024

  • Silpa Tozar gained significant control

Companies House

12 July 2024

  • Naomi Webb no longer has significant control

Companies House

6 February 2024

  • Phil Gray gained significant control

Companies House

2023

22 May 2023

  • Toby James Cooper gained significant control

Companies House

13 February 2023

  • Bethan Norfor gained significant control

Companies House

2022

14 November 2022

  • Jenny Brighton no longer has significant control

Companies House

24 April 2022

  • Vanda Ranyard no longer has significant control

Companies House

28 March 2022

  • Alexa Wilkinson gained significant control

Companies House

2021

8 November 2021

  • Anthony Derek Ashmore no longer has significant control

Companies House

26 April 2021

  • Naomi Webb gained significant control
  • Tariq Naseer Raja gained significant control

Companies House

2020

9 November 2020

  • Alan Frank Batley no longer has significant control
  • Robert Hill no longer has significant control

Companies House

9 March 2020

  • Julie Clay no longer has significant control

Companies House

2019

11 November 2019

  • Christopher Laurence Parsons gained significant control

Companies House

2017

19 June 2017

  • Charlotte Derry gained significant control

Companies House

13 March 2017

  • Linda Cormie no longer has significant control
  • Vanda Ranyard gained significant control

Companies House

2016

6 December 2016

  • Julie Clay gained significant control

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Alan Frank Batley gained significant control
  • Anthony Derek Ashmore gained significant control
  • Jenny Brighton gained significant control
  • Linda Cormie gained significant control
  • Robert Hill gained significant control

Companies House

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

1988

7 June 1988

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 188 events

  • All 188 events in its history (37 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 148
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Firms connected to Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau. 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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Firms like Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In the Milton Keynes (MK) postcode area

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  • 10 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 188 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617670) 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 Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01908 609072 and the website miltonkeynescab.org.uk for Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Alan Frank Batley, Mr Robert Hill and Ms Julie Clay.
Who runs Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 7 directors of Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau: Charlotte Derry, Alexa Curle Wilkinson, Bethan Norfor, Toby James Cooper, Phil Gray, Silpa Tozar and 1 more.
How long has Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 7 June 1988, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
Does Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice Milton Keynes. It has previously used the name Milton Keynes District Citizens Advice Bureau.

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