North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617684

Instant download

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 northlancashirecab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01524 400404 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LA4 5EN
Instant PDF download
Other names (1)

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

  • Citizens Advice North Lancashire Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
29 June 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
Oban House 87-89 Queen Street, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5EN
Nature of business
  • Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Christopher Hanna Director Apr 1957 28 Sep 2018 None
Louiza Houria Cookson-Rabouhi Director Apr 1990 5 Sep 2023 None
Paul Stubbins Director Nov 1971 28 Nov 2023 None
Jane Dalton Director May 1972 28 Nov 2023 3 other companies
Joshua Wilson Director Oct 1992 25 May 2025 None
Anna Lorbiecki Director Jan 1953 25 May 2025 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
still active
3

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 47 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Instant PDF download

Key dates in its history

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

2021

31 December 2021

  • Alan John Hatton-Yeo no longer has significant control
  • David Whitaker no longer has significant control
  • June Irene Ashworth no longer has significant control
  • Keith Dawson Rozelle no longer has significant control
  • Mary Murray Smyth no longer has significant control
  • Oscar Robert Thynne no longer has significant control
  • Paul Malcolm Gardner no longer has significant control
  • Richard Jan Tulej no longer has significant control
  • Sylvia Welberry no longer has significant control

Companies House

2019

15 August 2019

  • Alan Biddulph no longer has significant control

Companies House

2017

11 July 2017

  • Mary Murray Smyth gained significant control

Companies House

22 March 2017

  • Alan John Hatton-Yeo gained significant control

Companies House

2016

22 July 2016

  • Keith Dawson Rozelle gained significant control
  • Oscar Robert Thynne gained significant control

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Alan Biddulph gained significant control
  • David Whitaker gained significant control
  • June Irene Ashworth gained significant control
  • Paul Malcolm Gardner gained significant control
  • Richard Jan Tulej gained significant control
  • Sylvia Welberry 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

2010

29 June 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 116 events

  • All 116 events in its history (24 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 88
Instant PDF download

Firms connected to North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with North Lancashire 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
Instant PDF download

Firms like North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In the Lancaster (LA) postcode area

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

Get the full report on North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau

Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 116 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

Instant PDF One-off payment Secure checkout by Stripe

Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617684) 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 North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01524 400404 and the website northlancashirecab.org.uk for North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
North Lancashire 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 North Lancashire 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 North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau now. Before that, it was controlled by Ms Mary Murray Smyth, Dr Alan John Hatton-Yeo and Mr Oscar Robert Thynne.
Who runs North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 6 directors of North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau: Christopher Hanna, Louiza Houria Cookson-Rabouhi, Paul Stubbins, Jane Dalton, Joshua Wilson and Anna Lorbiecki.
How long has North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 29 June 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
Does North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice North Lancashire.

Sources and links

The full report on North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau

£19.99 · Instant PDF download

Loading secure checkout…