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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Phone number
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Address
2 Gainsborough Square, Lockleaze, Bristol, BS7 9XA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When northbristoladvice.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0117 951 5751 is
- Who else gives the postcode BS7 9XA
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- N/A 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 coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- 03449469 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 14 October 1997 (29 years old)
- Registered office
- 2 Gainsborough Square, Bristol, Avon, BS7 9XA
- Nature of business
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- Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Sian Louise Edmunds | Director | Jul 1973 | 5 Apr 2017 | 3 other companies |
| Bob Walters | Director | Jan 1951 | 16 Jan 2020 | None |
| Janine Garel | Director | Jan 1965 | 9 Feb 2022 | None |
| Samuel Thomas Morley | Director | Mar 1992 | 23 Sep 2025 | None |
| Syed Taha Abrar Bokhari | Director | Feb 1993 | 11 Mar 2026 | None |
| Owen Paul Davis | Director | Dec 1987 | 29 Apr 2026 | None |
Other companies run by these 6 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 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 41 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
North Bristol Advice Centre’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
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
1997
14 October 1997
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 85 events
- All 85 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 76
Firms connected to North Bristol Advice Centre
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with North Bristol Advice Centre. 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
Firms like North Bristol Advice Centre
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In Bristol
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 85 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk