South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617487

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When swacab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01224 747714 is
  • Who else gives the postcode AB32 6RL
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Other names (1)

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

  • CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU WESTHILL AND DISTRICT Former name

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.
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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
SC365959
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
23 September 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office
Suite 2, First Floor Offices Westhill Shopping Centre, Old Skene Road, Westhill, Aberdeenshire, AB32 6RL
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Fiona Tracey Bick Director Oct 1962 19 Sep 2017 3 other companies
John Andrea Director Feb 1966 17 Oct 2018 None
Owen O'Donnell Director Jan 1989 17 Oct 2018 1 other company
Chinyere Crescentia Adeniyi-Alade Director May 1972 19 Jul 2023 None
Roger Leslie White Director Feb 1948 3 Jan 2024 2 other companies
Andreas-Albert Calusa Director Dec 1998 9 Dec 2025 None
John Andrea Secretary Not published 21 Nov 2018 –

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
6
closed down
4
still active
2

In the full report: all 6 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 32 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£247k

−3.2% from £256k

Employees (average)

10

Same as 10

Owed within a year

£37.5k

+316% from £9,032

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC365959. 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

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (13) All events (71)

2021

14 December 2021

  • Ewan Pillans Sinclair no longer has significant control
  • Owen O'Donnell gained significant control

Companies House

2018

18 September 2018

  • Alan Gordon Mitchell no longer has significant control

Companies House

2017

19 September 2017

  • Ewan Pillans Sinclair gained significant control
  • Fiona Tracey Bick gained significant control
  • Stuart Sidney Ellis no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alan Gordon Mitchell gained significant control
  • Stuart Sidney Ellis gained significant control

Companies House

2014

4 April 2014

  • Changed its registered name from "CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU WESTHILL AND DISTRICT"

FCA register

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

2009

23 September 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 71 events

  • All 71 events in its history (13 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 55
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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 71 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617487) 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 South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01224 747714 and the website swacab.org.uk for South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau 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 South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau: Owen O'Donnell (significant influence or control) and Ms Fiona Tracey Bick (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Stuart Sidney Ellis, Mr Alan Gordon Mitchell and Mr Ewan Pillans Sinclair.
Who runs South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 6 directors of South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau: Fiona Tracey Bick, John Andrea, Owen O'Donnell, Chinyere Crescentia Adeniyi-Alade, Roger Leslie White and Andreas-Albert Calusa.
How long has South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 23 September 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £247k (−3.2% from £256k).
Does South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It has previously used the name CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU WESTHILL AND DISTRICT.

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