Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 12 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2013

Website, phone number and address

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Website

citizensadvicesheffield.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0808 278 7820
Address

Citizens Advice Bureau, Westfield House, 60 Charter Row, Sheffield, S1 3FZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When citizensadvicesheffield.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0808 278 7820 is
Who else gives the postcode S1 3FZ

Other names (1)

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

Citizens Advice Sheffield 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 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 number: 08616847 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 19 July 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office: Isaacs Building, 4 Charles Street, Sheffield, S1 2HS, England
Nature of business: Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Alistair Michael Dinham Griggs	Director	Nov 1954	19 Jul 2013	3 other companies
Mark Yehudah Gamsu	Director	Aug 1957	19 Jul 2013	7 other companies
Hilary Jane Dawson	Director	Dec 1950	4 Sep 2013	1 other company
Sheila Robinson	Director	Sep 1955	5 Sep 2018	None
Gregory Norman Watts (Dr)	Director	Feb 1986	7 Oct 2020	1 other company
Karen Escott	Director	Jul 1955	7 Oct 2020	1 other company
Lynsey Theresa Golland	Director	Aug 1978	5 Oct 2022	None
Neal Southwick	Director	Aug 1975	5 Oct 2022	None
Mohammad Shadique Rajjaque	Director	Dec 1979	6 Sep 2023	1 other company
Deborah Jane Mathews	Director	Mar 1961	6 Sep 2023	12 other companies
Ahmed Rashid Ahmed Mohamed	Director	Oct 1985	5 Mar 2025	2 other companies
Tracey Marie Holland	Director	Oct 1969	5 Nov 2025	1 other company
Jessica Lewis	Director	Jul 1977	5 Nov 2025	None

Other companies run by these 13 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: 27
closed down: 11
run together: 1

In the full report: all 27 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 13 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 1 company these 13 directors run together
All 39 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (73)

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

2013

19 July 2013

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 73 events

All 73 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 65

Firms connected to Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre

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

connected firms: 4
no longer authorised: 1
share its postcode: 4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre

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

In Sheffield

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27 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 73 events in its history
4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre FCA authorised?

Yes, Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre (FRN 617731) 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 Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0808 278 7820 and the website citizensadvicesheffield.org.uk for Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre a scam or clone?

Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre 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 Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre?

Companies House lists 13 directors of Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre: Alistair Michael Dinham Griggs, Mark Yehudah Gamsu, Hilary Jane Dawson, Sheila Robinson, Gregory Norman Watts (Dr), Karen Escott and 7 more.

How long has Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre been in business?

The company was formed on 19 July 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.

Does Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre use any other names?

It trades as Citizens Advice Sheffield.