Money Box Credit Union Limited

Reference number: 213974

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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 moneyboxcu.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01743 252325 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode SY2 5WE
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Other names (1)

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

  • The Leominster Money Box Credit Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may apply
    Eligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
  • 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 (1 permission)
  • Accepting Deposits

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

Money Box Credit Union’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

6 November 2023

  • FCA recorded a standard requirement (Financial Promotions for own firm, ARs and other members of the group)

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date

FCA register

31 March 2013

  • No longer regulated by the Financial Services Authority

FCA register

2004

21 September 2004

  • Changed its registered name from "The Leominster Money Box Credit Limited"

FCA register

2002

2 July 2002

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

24 June 2002

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Money Box Credit Union

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Money Box Credit Union. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

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share its phone number
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In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Money Box Credit Union

Other firms of the same type (bank or building society), nearest first.

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 7 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Money Box Credit Union Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Money Box Credit Union Limited (FRN 213974) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2002 and works as a bank or building society. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Money Box Credit Union’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01743 252325 and the website moneyboxcu.org.uk for Money Box Credit Union. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Money Box Credit Union a scam or clone?
Money Box Credit Union 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 Box Credit Union?
It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Money Box Credit Union to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Does Money Box Credit Union use any other names?
It has previously used the name The Leominster Money Box Credit Limited.

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