RAISE Limited

Reference number: 618822

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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

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 raiseadvice.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0151 459 1556 is
  • Who else gives the postcode L5 2PL
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Other names (2)

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

  • P Brown Former trading name
  • Raise. P Brown Former trading name

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
03854479
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
7 October 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
107 Great Mersey Street, Liverpool, L5 2PL, England
Nature of business
  • Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 74909)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew Stephen Wilson Director Mar 1964 13 Mar 2008 4 other companies
Julie Guinan Director Sep 1957 26 Jan 2012 3 other companies
Chris Hudson Director Jun 1961 15 Jul 2020 None
Rachael Stott Director May 1983 11 May 2022 None
Weronika Roznowska Director May 2000 20 Jan 2026 None
Jon Metcalfe Director Jun 1977 21 Jan 2026 None
David Babatunde Akinola Director Aug 1988 21 Jan 2026 1 other company
Benjamin Thomas Peach Director Nov 1982 25 Feb 2026 None
Nicola Fitzsimmons Director Mar 1982 22 Jul 2026 None
Phinean Woodward Director May 1975 29 Sep 2026 None
Linda Daley Secretary Not published 23 May 2024 –

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
8
closed down
2
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 8 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 2 on the FCA register
  • All 32 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Full accountsNot audited

Employees (average)

18

−28% from 25

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2024
  • 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 03854479. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (4) All events (65)

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

1999

7 October 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 65 events

  • All 65 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 54
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Firms connected to Raise

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Raise. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

past links
2

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like Raise

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

In Liverpool

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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 65 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is RAISE Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, RAISE Limited (FRN 618822) 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 Raise’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0151 459 1556 and the website raiseadvice.org.uk for Raise. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Raise a scam or clone?
Raise 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 Raise?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Raise handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Raise to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Raise?
Companies House lists 10 directors of Raise: Andrew Stephen Wilson, Julie Guinan, Chris Hudson, Rachael Stott, Weronika Roznowska, Jon Metcalfe and 4 more.
How long has Raise been in business?
The company was formed on 7 October 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Raise’s latest accounts show?
Does Raise use any other names?
It has previously used 2 other names: P Brown and Raise. P Brown.

Sources and links

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