Oxford Community Work Agency Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 11 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 1984

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.

Website

oxfordshirewelfarerights.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01865 744165
Address

Barton Neighbourhood Centre, -, Underhill Circus, Barton, Oxford OX3 9LS, OX3 9LS, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When oxfordshirewelfarerights.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01865 744165 is
Who else gives the postcode OX3 9LS

Other names (1)

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

Barton Advice Centre and Oxfordshire Welfare Rights 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 number: 01785651 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 24 January 1984 (42 years old)
Registered office: Barton Neighbourhood Centre Underhill Circus, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9LS
Nature of business: Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Teresa Clare Munby	Director	Jun 1957	19 Nov 2003	3 other companies
Susan Jean Holden	Director	Dec 1947	20 Oct 2004	3 other companies
Norman Lyn Thomas Williams	Director	Mar 1953	8 Aug 2008	2 other companies
Deborah Mary Scarborough	Director	Jan 1962	29 Jan 2025	1 other company
Sarah Ann Darby	Secretary	Not published	1 Aug 2009	–

Other companies run by these 4 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: 9
closed down: 3
still active: 6

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 25 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Oxford Community Work Agency’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (50)

2015

25 August 2015

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1984

24 January 1984

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 50 events

All 50 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 44

Firms like Oxford Community Work Agency

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

In the Oxford (OX) postcode area

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Oxford Community Work Agency Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Oxford Community Work Agency Limited (FRN 675533) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2015 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Oxford Community Work Agency’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01865 744165 and the website oxfordshirewelfarerights.co.uk for Oxford Community Work Agency. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Oxford Community Work Agency a scam or clone?

Oxford Community Work Agency 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 Oxford Community Work Agency?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Oxford Community Work Agency handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Oxford Community Work Agency to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Oxford Community Work Agency?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Oxford Community Work Agency: Teresa Clare Munby, Susan Jean Holden, Norman Lyn Thomas Williams and Deborah Mary Scarborough.

How long has Oxford Community Work Agency been in business?

The company was formed on 24 January 1984, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2015.

Does Oxford Community Work Agency use any other names?

It trades as Barton Advice Centre and Oxfordshire Welfare Rights.