Money Advice and Community Support Service

Reference number: 618927

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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 moneyadviceplus.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01273 664000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BN3 3BQ
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Other names (1)

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

  • Money Advice Plus Trading 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.
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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
03029782
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
7 March 1995 (31 years old)
Registered office
Tisbury Road Offices, Hove Town Hall, Tisbury Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3BQ, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled (SIC 88100)
  • Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jonathan David Hyman Director Sep 1956 13 Jul 2017 16 other companies
Nicholas Gray Director Nov 1984 16 Sep 2021 None
Andrew Fraser Horne Director Jun 1957 27 Sep 2024 3 other companies
Jeremy Garratt Director May 1965 8 May 2025 None
Cliodhna Judge Director Jun 1971 8 May 2025 2 other companies
Stephen John Harris Director Dec 1964 3 Sep 2026 None
Hannah Katy Jean Rayya Director Jul 1985 3 Sep 2026 None
Jacqueline Grigg Secretary Not published 19 Aug 2002 –

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
21
closed down
11
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 21 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
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 49 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Full accountsAudited

Employees (average)

44

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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 03029782. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (4) All events (103)

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

1995

7 March 1995

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 103 events

  • All 103 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 95
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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 firms
2
share its postcode
2
past link
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Similar firms

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

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In the Brighton (BN) postcode area

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  • 21 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 103 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Money Advice and Community Support Service FCA authorised?
Yes, Money Advice and Community Support Service (FRN 618927) 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 Money Advice and Community Support Service’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01273 664000 and the website moneyadviceplus.org.uk for Money Advice and Community Support Service. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Money Advice and Community Support Service a scam or clone?
Money Advice and Community 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 Money Advice and Community Support Service?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Money Advice and Community Support Service handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Money Advice and Community Support Service to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Money Advice and Community Support Service?
Companies House lists 7 directors of Money Advice and Community Support Service: Jonathan David Hyman, Nicholas Gray, Andrew Fraser Horne, Jeremy Garratt, Cliodhna Judge, Stephen John Harris and 1 more.
How long has Money Advice and Community Support Service been in business?
The company was formed on 7 March 1995, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Money Advice and Community Support Service’s latest accounts show?
Does Money Advice and Community Support Service use any other names?
It trades as Money Advice Plus.

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