Richmond Advice and Information on Disability (RAID)
Reference number: 618934
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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
Disability Action & Advice Centre, 4 Waldegrave Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 8HT, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When raid.charity first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 3393 7011 is
- Who else gives the postcode TW11 8HT
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- RAID Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Richmond AID Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Richmond AID (Advice and Information on Disability) 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 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.
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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 number
- 03612476 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 10 August 1998 (28 years old)
- Registered office
- 4 Waldegrave Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 8HT
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismet Samji | Director | Jan 1965 | 17 Mar 2017 | None |
| Scotty Mcleod | Director | Nov 1965 | 17 Mar 2017 | 1 other company |
| Claire Patricia Newton | Director | Apr 1957 | 17 Mar 2017 | 8 other companies |
| Venna Jane Roden | Director | Mar 1975 | 24 Apr 2020 | None |
| Cecilia Bernadette Watts | Director | Apr 1963 | 5 Dec 2022 | None |
| Ute Barbara Barclay | Director | Jan 1952 | 5 Aug 2024 | None |
| Nuala Orton | Director | Oct 1957 | 27 Jan 2025 | 1 other company |
| Mark Peter Fletcher | Director | Feb 1967 | 11 May 2026 | None |
| Claire Louise Day | Director | Feb 1975 | 18 May 2026 | None |
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
- 10
- closed down
- 4
- still active
- 6
In the full report: all 10 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 46 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
28 April 2025
- Celia Bernadette Watts gained significant control
- Venna Jane Roden no longer has significant control
Companies House
2022
5 July 2022
- Andrew Robert Craig no longer has significant control
- Venna Jane Roden gained significant control
Companies House
2021
3 September 2021
- Changed its registered name from "Richmond AID (Advice and Information on Disability)"
FCA register
2018
7 December 2018
- Andrew Robert Craig gained significant control
- Carol Ann Long no longer has significant control
Companies House
2016
5 July 2016
- Carol Ann Long 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
1998
10 August 1998
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 105 events
- All 105 events in its history (12 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 89
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- 10 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 105 events in its history
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Frequently asked questions about this firm
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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