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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
41a Lower Cathedral Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF11 6LW, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 029 2034 5177 is
- Who else gives the postcode CF11 6LW
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Riverside Advice Limited 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 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
- 04723825 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 4 April 2003 (23 years old)
- Registered office
- 41a Lower Cathedral Road, Riverside, Cardiff, CF11 6LW
- Nature of business
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- Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Elizabeth Williams | Director | Jul 1968 | 31 Dec 2021 | None |
| Julia Rachel Lewis | Director | Jul 1965 | 31 Dec 2021 | None |
| Iain Alexander Campbell | Director | Feb 1951 | 31 Dec 2021 | 1 other company |
| Martin John Charles Gower | Director | Feb 1956 | 14 Dec 2023 | None |
Other companies run by these 4 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 company
- 1
- closed down
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 24 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Riverside Advice’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
22 April 2026
- Changed its registered name from "Riverside Advice Limited"
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
2003
4 April 2003
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 54 events
- All 54 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 46
Firms connected to Riverside Advice
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Riverside Advice. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 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
Firms like Riverside Advice
Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.
In Cardiff
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 54 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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