Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau: 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 2002

Website, phone number and address

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Website

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

023 8022 3659
Address

Citizens Advice Bureau, Equity & Law House 14-15, Brunswick Place, Southampton, SO15 2AQ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When citizensadvicesouthampton.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 023 8022 3659 is
Who else gives the postcode SO15 2AQ

Other names (1)

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

Citizens Advice Southampton 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: 04391330 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 11 March 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office: 14-15 Brunswick Place, Southampton, SO15 2AQ, England
Nature of business: Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Traute Meyer (Dr)	Director	Apr 1962	22 Jan 2014	None
John Graham Yates	Director	Aug 1944	28 Sep 2016	7 other companies
Richard Mark Jenkins	Director	Nov 1960	25 Jan 2023	1 other company
Alexander Maximilian	Director	Apr 2006	20 Nov 2024	None
Paul Callus	Director	Feb 1950	26 Mar 2025	None
Sarah Patricia Schofield (Dr)	Director	Mar 1962	30 Apr 2025	3 other companies
Chinyere Angela Onyemenam	Director	Feb 1967	24 Sep 2025	1 other company
Katharine Julia Modupe Kerr	Director	Dec 1963	28 Jan 2026	None
Omar Madhloom (Dr)	Director	Feb 1976	29 Apr 2026	4 other companies
Stephen Michael Gange	Director	Nov 1963	24 Jun 2026	None

Other companies run by these 10 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: 16
closed down: 5
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 16 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 10 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
All 45 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (88)

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

2002

11 March 2002

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 88 events

All 88 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 80

Firms connected to Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau

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

past link: 1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

1 past link through former directors

Firms like Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In Southampton

No Limits (south)SouthamptonAuthorised

In the Southampton (SO) postcode area

Citizens Advice New Forest LtdAuthorised Eastleigh Citizens Advice BureauEastleighAuthorised Winchester District Citizens Advice BureauAuthorised

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

Is Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?

Yes, Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617745) 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 Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 023 8022 3659 and the website citizensadvicesouthampton.org.uk for Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?

Southampton 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 Southampton 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 Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau?

Companies House lists 10 directors of Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau: Traute Meyer (Dr), John Graham Yates, Richard Mark Jenkins, Alexander Maximilian, Paul Callus, Sarah Patricia Schofield (Dr) and 4 more.

How long has Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?

The company was formed on 11 March 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.

Does Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?

It trades as Citizens Advice Southampton.