Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service Limited

Reference number: 618823

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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 release.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7324 2970 is
  • Who else gives the postcode E1 5LJ
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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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
28 November 1985 (40 years old)
Registered office
37 Heneage Street, Spitalfields, London, E1 5LJ, England
Nature of business
  • Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Amber Marks Director Oct 1977 9 Jul 2012 1 other company
Roger James Adam Golland Director May 1955 9 Jul 2012 2 other companies
David Alexander Dehorne Rowntree Director May 1964 29 Jul 2012 10 other companies
Natasha Dhumma Director Oct 1982 5 Dec 2016 None
Toby Seddon (Prof) Director May 1970 8 Feb 2022 None
Donnchadh Luke Greene Director Aug 1993 8 Feb 2022 None
Imani Robinson Director Jul 1992 7 Mar 2023 None
Andrew Timothy Horne Director Apr 1963 23 Sep 2024 1 other company
Bisola Akintoye Director Mar 1988 30 Jul 2026 1 other company

Other companies run by these 9 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
15
closed down
6
still active
9

In the full report: all 15 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 44 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

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

1985

28 November 1985

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 79 events

  • All 79 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 72
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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.

connected firm
1
no longer authorised
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Similar firms

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  • 15 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 79 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service Limited (FRN 618823) 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 Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7324 2970 and the website release.org.uk for Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service a scam or clone?
Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service 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 Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service?
Companies House lists 9 directors of Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service: Amber Marks, Roger James Adam Golland, David Alexander Dehorne Rowntree, Natasha Dhumma, Toby Seddon (Prof), Donnchadh Luke Greene and 3 more.
How long has Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service been in business?
The company was formed on 28 November 1985, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.

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