Shiney Advice & Resource Project: 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 2003

Website, phone number and address

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Website

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

0191 385 6687
Address

17 Beatrice Terrace, Shiney Row, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 4QW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When shineyadvice.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0191 385 6687 is
Who else gives the postcode DH4 4QW

Other names (1)

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

ShARP 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: 04769232 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 19 May 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office: 17 Beatrice Terrace, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring, Tyne & Wear, DH4 4QW
Nature of business: Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Christine Parkin	Director	Jan 1955	19 May 2003	3 other companies
Tia Patterson	Director	Jan 1962	31 Oct 2009	None
Lisa Jayne Watson	Director	Oct 1974	21 Sep 2012	None
Clinton Eliot Leeks Obe	Director	Aug 1953	6 Oct 2014	5 other companies
Kathleen Margaret Levey	Director	Oct 1958	1 Apr 2019	None
Anne Lawson	Director	Nov 1954	22 Nov 2023	None
Clinton Eliot Leeks Obe	Secretary	Not published	6 Oct 2014	–

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: 8
closed down: 6
still active: 2

In the full report: all 8 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
All 44 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Shiney Advice & Resource Project’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (90)

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

19 May 2003

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 90 events

All 90 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 84

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8 other companies its directors have run, named
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Shiney Advice & Resource Project FCA authorised?

Yes, Shiney Advice & Resource Project (FRN 647492) 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 Shiney Advice & Resource Project’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0191 385 6687 and the website shineyadvice.org.uk for Shiney Advice & Resource Project. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Shiney Advice & Resource Project a scam or clone?

Shiney Advice & Resource Project 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 Shiney Advice & Resource Project?

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

Who runs Shiney Advice & Resource Project?

Companies House lists 6 directors of Shiney Advice & Resource Project: Christine Parkin, Tia Patterson, Lisa Jayne Watson, Clinton Eliot Leeks Obe, Kathleen Margaret Levey and Anne Lawson.

How long has Shiney Advice & Resource Project been in business?

The company was formed on 19 May 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.

Does Shiney Advice & Resource Project use any other names?

It trades as ShARP.