Step Forward Money Advice

Reference number: 692709

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Authorised by the FCA

Step Forward Money Advice is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When trentcompassion.org first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0115 988 7069 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NG7 2PX
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Other names (3)

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

  • SFMA Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Trent Debt Advice Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • TDA Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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.

Key dates in its history

Step Forward Money Advice’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2022

4 July 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Step Forward Money Advice"

FCA register

2021

18 May 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "Trent Debt Advice"

FCA register

2015

26 October 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (5 shown here)
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Firms like Step Forward Money Advice

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

In Nottingham

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Step Forward Money Advice FCA authorised?
Yes, Step Forward Money Advice (FRN 692709) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2015 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Step Forward Money Advice’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0115 988 7069 and the website trentcompassion.org for Step Forward Money Advice. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Step Forward Money Advice a scam or clone?
Step Forward Money Advice 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 Step Forward Money Advice?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Step Forward Money Advice handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Step Forward Money Advice to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Does Step Forward Money Advice use any other names?
It trades as SFMA. It has previously used 2 other names: Trent Debt Advice and TDA.

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