North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre Limited

Reference number: 617621

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When cany.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01609 776551 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DL7 8DW
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Other names (3)

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

  • Citizens Advice Mid North Yorkshire Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Citizens Advice North Yorkshire Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Hambleton and Richmondshire 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.
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
22 December 2011 (14 years old)
Registered office
277 High Street, North End, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8DW
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Carl Anthony Les Director Jul 1949 22 Dec 2011 19 other companies
Robert Pringle Director Dec 1957 17 Feb 2016 4 other companies
Caroline Grant Goodrick Director Dec 1962 29 Aug 2018 1 other company
John Ritchie Director Nov 1957 10 Aug 2022 3 other companies
Mark Adrian Hoggard Director Oct 1961 2 Dec 2024 1 other company
David Arthur Chance Director May 1949 9 Dec 2025 2 other companies
Clive Owen John Behrens Director Sep 1948 15 Dec 2025 1 other company
Karen Tatham Director Dec 1966 15 Dec 2025 1 other company
Janet Elizabeth Sharp Director May 1950 17 Dec 2025 None
Melanie Ann Davis Director Feb 1950 14 May 2026 2 other companies
Carol Ann Shreeve Secretary Not published 1 Feb 2016 –

Other companies run by these 10 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
29
closed down
16
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 29 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 10 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 10 directors run together
  • All 37 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)

119

+14% from 104

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 07890996. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

2023

13 July 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "Citizens Advice North Yorkshire Ltd"

FCA register

2022

30 August 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Citizens Advice Mid-North Yorkshire"

FCA register

2021

22 June 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "Citizens Advice Mid North Yorkshire"

FCA register

2018

6 November 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "Hambleton and Richmondshire Citizens Advice Bureau"

FCA register

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

2011

22 December 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 85 events

  • All 85 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 74
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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.

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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Similar firms

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

In Northallerton

In the Darlington (DL) postcode area

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  • 29 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 85 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre Limited (FRN 617621) 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 Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01609 776551 and the website cany.org.uk for North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre a scam or clone?
North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre 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 Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre?
Companies House lists 10 directors of North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre: Carl Anthony Les, Robert Pringle, Caroline Grant Goodrick, John Ritchie, Mark Adrian Hoggard, David Arthur Chance and 4 more.
How long has North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre been in business?
The company was formed on 22 December 2011, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre’s latest accounts show?
Does North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre use any other names?
It has previously used 3 other names: Citizens Advice Mid North Yorkshire, Citizens Advice North Yorkshire Ltd and Hambleton and Richmondshire Citizens Advice Bureau.

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