Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617471

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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 orkneycommunities.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01856 875621 is
  • Who else gives the postcode KW15 1HR
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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.
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  • 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
SC174432
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
14 April 1997 (29 years old)
Registered office
N/A Anchor Building 6,, Bridge Street, Kirkwall, Isle Of Orkney, KW15 1HR
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Geraldine Mary Ferguson Director Aug 1966 17 Dec 2013 3 other companies
Carla Tannous Director Jan 1964 17 Dec 2013 1 other company
George Edward Vickers Director Mar 1964 11 Mar 2016 1 other company
Dorothy Taylor Director Dec 1950 8 Sep 2022 None
Tracey Carolyn Wilson-Smith Director Mar 1966 1 Dec 2022 None
Barbara West Director Feb 1958 18 Jul 2023 None
Alison Louise Gunn Secretary Not published 11 Feb 2019 –

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
4
still active
4
run together
1

In the full report: all 4 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
  • The 1 company these 6 directors run together
  • All 59 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£242k

+11% from £217k

Cash at bank

£331k

−1.4% from £335k

Employees (average)

14

−13% from 16

Owed within a year

£13.2k

−11% from £14.8k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 SC174432. 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

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

Key events (4) All events (127)

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 April 1997

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 127 events

  • All 127 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 120
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Firms like Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In the Kirkwall (KW) postcode area

Caithness Citizens Advice BureauThursoAuthorisedEast and Central Sutherland Citizens Advice Bureau LtdGolspieAuthorised

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 127 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617471) 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 Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01856 875621 and the website orkneycommunities.co.uk/cab for Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Orkney 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 Orkney 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 Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau: Geraldine Mary Ferguson, Carla Tannous, George Edward Vickers, Dorothy Taylor, Tracey Carolyn Wilson-Smith and Barbara West.
How long has Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 14 April 1997, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £242k (+11% from £217k) and cash at bank of £331k (−1.4% from £335k).

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