Spitfire Advice and Support Services ltd

Reference number: 618715

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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 spitfireservices.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0121 747 5932 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B35 7PR
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Other names (1)

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

  • Castle Vale TRA 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
04382420
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
27 February 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
Spitfire House Community Campus 10 High Street, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 7PR
Nature of business
  • Activities of professional membership organisations (SIC 94120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Margaret Mary Dunsford Director Mar 1948 21 Jan 2014 1 other company
Tamara- Gabriela Sima Director Jul 1983 10 Jul 2019 1 other company
Alec John Reid Director Jun 1985 11 Mar 2020 None
David Lane Director May 1964 1 Aug 2020 2 other companies
Laura Killeen Director Oct 1983 5 Nov 2020 1 other company

Other companies run by these 5 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
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 5 directors run together
  • All 40 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2023Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£160k

+4.9% from £153k

Cash at bank

£156k

−17% from £188k

Employees (average)

23

Same as 23

Owed within a year

£55.8k

−28% from £77.2k

No turnover or profit for the year to 31 March 2023: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £730k turnover and £15.5k profit, for the year to 31 March 2022.

Assets and liabilities

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 04382420. 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

Spitfire Advice and Support Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (85)

2020

13 January 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Castle Vale TRA"

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

2002

27 February 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 85 events

  • All 85 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 77
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 85 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Spitfire Advice and Support Services ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Spitfire Advice and Support Services ltd (FRN 618715) 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 Spitfire Advice and Support Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0121 747 5932 and the website spitfireservices.org.uk for Spitfire Advice and Support Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Spitfire Advice and Support Services a scam or clone?
Spitfire Advice and Support Services 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 Spitfire Advice and Support Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Spitfire Advice and Support Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Spitfire Advice and Support Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Spitfire Advice and Support Services?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Spitfire Advice and Support Services: Margaret Mary Dunsford, Tamara- Gabriela Sima, Alec John Reid, David Lane and Laura Killeen.
How long has Spitfire Advice and Support Services been in business?
The company was formed on 27 February 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Spitfire Advice and Support Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2023, show net assets of £160k (+4.9% from £153k) and cash at bank of £156k (−17% from £188k).
Does Spitfire Advice and Support Services use any other names?
It has previously used the name Castle Vale TRA.

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