Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617746

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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

  • When citizensadvicesouthend.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01702 456379 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SS1 2AL
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Other names (2)

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

  • Southend on Sea Help of Guild and Citizens Advice Bureau Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Southend Citizens Advice Bureau Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
21 December 2001 (24 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Julie Kathleen Cushion Director Jul 1962 13 Jun 2002 2 other companies
Paula Whittle Director Jul 1950 2 Apr 2019 14 other companies
Nigel Milner Director Oct 1961 2 Mar 2022 None
Ejaz Nabi Director Feb 1960 29 Aug 2023 None
Daniel John Bacon Director Aug 1986 1 Apr 2024 3 other companies
Janette Elaine Teager-Williams Director Feb 1952 8 Sep 2026 None

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
19
closed down
7
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 19 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
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 38 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Full accountsAudited

Employees (average)

37

+28% from 29

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04344100. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

2021

30 March 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "Southend Citizens Advice Bureau"

FCA register

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

2001

21 December 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 79 events

  • All 79 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 70
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Connected firms

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with this firm. 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
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Similar firms

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

In Southend-on-Sea

In the Southend-on-Sea (SS) postcode area

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 19 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 79 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617746) 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 Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01702 456379 and the website citizensadvicesouthend.org.uk for Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And 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 Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And 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 Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And Citizens Advice Bureau: Julie Kathleen Cushion, Paula Whittle, Nigel Milner, Ejaz Nabi, Daniel John Bacon and Janette Elaine Teager-Williams.
How long has Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 21 December 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Does Southend On Sea Guild Of Help And Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Southend on Sea Help of Guild and Citizens Advice Bureau. It has previously used the name Southend Citizens Advice Bureau.

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