South Wales Law Centre Ltd
Reference number: 618688
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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
166, Richmond Road, Cardiff, CF24 3BX, United Kingdom
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- Who else gives the postcode CF24 3BX
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Speakeasy Law Centre Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Action in the Community Trust Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- The Speakeasy Advice Centre Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
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
- 07550894 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 3 March 2011 (15 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Solicitors (SIC 69102)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| John Harrington Loosemore | Director | Oct 1937 | 3 Mar 2011 | 3 other companies |
| Nkini Pulei | Director | Feb 1985 | 23 Jun 2016 | None |
| David James Horton | Director | Feb 1977 | 12 Jun 2020 | 1 other company |
| Christina Joy Kio-Bennett | Director | Dec 1988 | 10 Feb 2023 | None |
| Madeline Rose Rees | Director | Aug 1986 | 10 Feb 2023 | None |
| David William Ronald Arnold | Director | Nov 1985 | 28 Jul 2026 | None |
| Warren Edward Palmer | Secretary | Not published | 15 Mar 2013 | – |
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
- 4
- closed down
- 1
- still active
- 3
In the full report: all 4 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 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
South Wales Law Centre’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
6 March 2025
- John Harrington Loosemore no longer has significant control
Companies House
2020
19 January 2020
- Changed its registered name from "Action in the Community Trust"
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- John Harrington Loosemore 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
2011
3 March 2011
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 35 events
- All 35 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 24
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- 4 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 35 events in its history
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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