Southwark Citizens Advice Bureaux Service: 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 1998

Website, phone number and address

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Website

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

07881 558600
Address

6 Westmoreland Road, London, SE17 2AY, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When citizensadvicesouthwark.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07881 558600 is
Who else gives the postcode SE17 2AY

Other names (2)

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

Citizens Advice Southwark Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Southwark 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 number: 03507093 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 9 February 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office: 6-8 Westmoreland Road, London, SE17 2AY, England
Nature of business: Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Patricia Boyer	Director	Aug 1950	3 Aug 2010	None
Thomas Canning Smith	Director	Oct 1979	26 Aug 2020	1 other company
Abeer Sharma	Director	Apr 1991	5 Sep 2021	None
Diana Melissa Lilian Iris Davey	Director	Jan 1976	10 May 2023	None
Rowena Boddington	Director	Sep 1983	8 Nov 2023	None
Marion Scovell	Director	Oct 1959	5 Nov 2025	None
Matthew James Goddard	Director	Nov 1996	5 Nov 2025	None
Christopher Leonard Green	Secretary	Not published	26 Feb 2001	–

Other companies run by these 7 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 company: 1
still active: 1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 55 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (5) All events (111)

2026

13 April 2026

Changed its registered name from "Southwark 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

1998

9 February 1998

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 111 events

All 111 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 103

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Southwark Citizens Advice Bureaux Service FCA authorised?

Yes, Southwark Citizens Advice Bureaux Service (FRN 617747) 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 Southwark Citizens Advice Bureaux Service’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07881 558600 and the website citizensadvicesouthwark.org.uk for Southwark Citizens Advice Bureaux Service. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Southwark Citizens Advice Bureaux Service a scam or clone?

Southwark Citizens Advice Bureaux Service 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 Southwark Citizens Advice Bureaux Service?

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

Who runs Southwark Citizens Advice Bureaux Service?

Companies House lists 7 directors of Southwark Citizens Advice Bureaux Service: Patricia Boyer, Thomas Canning Smith, Abeer Sharma, Diana Melissa Lilian Iris Davey, Rowena Boddington, Marion Scovell and 1 more.

How long has Southwark Citizens Advice Bureaux Service been in business?

The company was formed on 9 February 1998, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.

Does Southwark Citizens Advice Bureaux Service use any other names?

It trades as Citizens Advice Southwark. It has previously used the name Southwark Citizens Advice Bureau.