Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service

Reference number: 617709

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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 citizensadvicerichmond.org first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8891 2145 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TW12 1NY
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Other names (2)

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

  • Citizens Advice Richmond Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Richmond Borough Citizens Advice Bureau Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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
12 January 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
94-102 High Street, Hampton Hill, Hampton, TW12 1NY, 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
Tom Duncan Hetherington Director Sep 1959 11 Sep 2018 1 other company
Roger Keith Hillyer Director Nov 1961 21 Dec 2020 3 other companies
Wendy Barker Director Jul 1960 27 Jan 2021 None
John Edward Wheatle Director Oct 1968 3 Aug 2022 1 other company
Owain Emrys Griffiths Director Sep 1969 3 Aug 2022 1 other company
Annie Elisabeth Carpenter Director Nov 1989 16 Nov 2022 None
Rakhi Govil Director Aug 1975 5 Sep 2023 1 other company
Guy Eastaugh Director May 1962 11 Apr 2024 None
Alison Jane Nicholls Director Jan 1970 25 Nov 2024 3 other companies
Ben Salama Director Sep 1954 2 Jun 2025 None
Katherine Louise Henry Director Feb 1975 6 Aug 2026 None
Lorna Reid Secretary Not published 19 Oct 2021 –

Other companies run by these 11 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
2
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 11 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 56 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£483k

+5.2% from £460k

Cash at bank

£563k

+25% from £449k

Employees (average)

21

+11% from 19

Owed within a year

£139k

−11% from £155k

Assets and liabilities

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 04140012. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2019

25 February 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Richmond Borough Citizens Advice Bureau"

FCA register

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

12 January 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 110 events

  • All 110 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 101
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Firms connected to Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service

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

In the Twickenham (TW) 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 110 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service FCA authorised?
Yes, Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service (FRN 617709) 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 Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8891 2145 and the website citizensadvicerichmond.org for Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service a scam or clone?
Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux 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 Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service?
Companies House lists 11 directors of Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service: Tom Duncan Hetherington, Roger Keith Hillyer, Wendy Barker, John Edward Wheatle, Owain Emrys Griffiths, Annie Elisabeth Carpenter and 5 more.
How long has Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service been in business?
The company was formed on 12 January 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £483k (+5.2% from £460k) and cash at bank of £563k (+25% from £449k).
Does Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice Richmond. It has previously used the name Richmond Borough Citizens Advice Bureau.

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