Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau
Reference number: 617477
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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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Phone number
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Address
Sherwood House, 7 Glasgow Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 3QS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When renfrewshirecab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0141 889 2121 is
- Who else gives the postcode PA1 3QS
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 coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- SC282019 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 22 March 2005 (21 years old)
- Registered office
- 7 Glasgow Road, Sherwood House, Paisley, PA1 3QS, Scotland
- Nature of business
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- Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Keith Daws | Director | Nov 1968 | 13 Jan 2022 | 2 other companies |
| Kate Frances Hughes | Director | Sep 1987 | 18 Aug 2022 | None |
| Unyimeobong Anietie Matthew | Director | Jan 1975 | 21 Sep 2023 | None |
| Eoghann David Macleod Green | Director | Jan 1981 | 11 Jan 2024 | 2 other companies |
| Patricia Mcclair | Director | Dec 1975 | 28 Mar 2024 | 2 other companies |
| Emma Lee Mckeown | Director | Jan 1985 | 8 Jul 2024 | None |
| Emma Lee Mckeown | Secretary | Not published | 25 Aug 2025 | – |
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
- 6
- still active
- 6
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 6 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 one on the FCA register
- All 50 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
27 April 2024
- John William Allison no longer has significant control
- Martin David Fotheringham no longer has significant control
Companies House
2023
31 December 2023
- Alison Jean Dowling no longer has significant control
Companies House
2022
10 August 2022
- Martin David Fotheringham no longer has significant control
Companies House
2021
22 March 2021
- Martin David Fotheringham gained significant control
Companies House
21 January 2021
- John William Allison gained significant control
Companies House
2020
3 December 2020
- Alison Jean Dowling no longer has significant control
Companies House
20 March 2020
- Alison Jean Dowling gained significant control
Companies House
1 January 2020
- Alison Jean Dowling gained significant control
- James Kennedy Archibald no longer has significant control
Companies House
2018
1 March 2018
- James Kennedy Archibald 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
2005
22 March 2005
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 121 events
- All 121 events in its history (15 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 103
Firms connected to Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 1
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau
Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.
In the Paisley (PA) postcode area
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- 6 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 121 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk