Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617703

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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 citizensadviceredbridge.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8478 3648 is
  • Who else gives the postcode IG1 1EA
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Other names (1)

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

  • Citizens Advice Redbridge 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
10 July 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
1st Floor Redbridge Central Library, Clements Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1EA, England
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alan Jeffery Director May 1945 4 Dec 2008 2 other companies
Ebenezer Anjorin (Dr) Director Sep 1964 30 Jan 2019 None
Alison Sheppard Director Jan 1990 15 Nov 2019 1 other company
Abirede Similolu Olapade Director Feb 1968 24 Nov 2021 8 other companies
Nadia Qayum Director Feb 1981 24 Nov 2021 2 other companies
Susanne Brigitte Rauprich Secretary Not published 9 Oct 2018 –

Other companies run by these 5 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
10
closed down
4
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 10 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 5 directors run together
  • All 49 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

2019

1 January 2019

  • Alan Jeffery no longer has significant control
  • Ali Qureshi no longer has significant control
  • Bernard Paul Hunter no longer has significant control
  • Christopher Charles Stone no longer has significant control
  • Cyril Onwubiko no longer has significant control
  • David Grace no longer has significant control
  • Diana Louise Middleditch no longer has significant control
  • Gary Greene no longer has significant control
  • Maney Ullah no longer has significant control
  • Roger Middleditch no longer has significant control
  • Royston Francis Emmett no longer has significant control

Companies House

2017

24 May 2017

  • Cyril Onwubiko gained significant control
  • Maney Ullah gained significant control

Companies House

2016

15 November 2016

  • Pankaj Kale no longer has significant control

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Alan Jeffery gained significant control
  • Ali Qureshi gained significant control
  • Bernard Paul Hunter gained significant control
  • Christopher Charles Stone gained significant control
  • David Grace gained significant control
  • Diana Louise Middleditch gained significant control
  • Gary Greene gained significant control
  • Pankaj Kale gained significant control
  • Roger Middleditch gained significant control
  • Royston Francis Emmett 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

2001

10 July 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 129 events

  • All 129 events in its history (28 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 97
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Firms connected to Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In the Ilford (IG) postcode area

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 10 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 129 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617703) 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 Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8478 3648 and the website citizensadviceredbridge.org.uk for Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Redbridge 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 Redbridge 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 Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Pankaj Kale, Mr Cyril Onwubiko and Mr Maney Ullah.
Who runs Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau: Alan Jeffery, Ebenezer Anjorin (Dr), Alison Sheppard, Abirede Similolu Olapade and Nadia Qayum.
How long has Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 10 July 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
Does Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice Redbridge.

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