Stockton and District Advice and Information Service

Reference number: 617755

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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 stockton-cab.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01642 633877 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TS18 1LN
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Other names (2)

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

  • Stockton and District Advice & Information Service Former name
  • Stockton & District Advice & Information Service Bureau 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.
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
05053647
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
24 February 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
32 Dovecot Street, Stockton-On-Tees, TS18 1LN, England
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Solicitors (SIC 69102)
  • Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 69109)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stuart Basford Director Oct 1954 13 Nov 2020 None
Susan Symmonds Director Oct 1964 29 Dec 2023 None
Jonathan Robert Carling Director Mar 1964 23 Oct 2024 1 other company
Thomas Fred Gittins Director Jun 1958 24 Dec 2025 5 other companies
Jennifer Hagan Director Sep 1982 28 May 2026 None
Sarah Louise Nimmo Mcphie Secretary Not published 7 Apr 2025 –

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
6
closed down
2
still active
4

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 38 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Employees (average)

38

+19% from 32

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 05053647. 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.

Key events (8) All events (81)

2026

23 June 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Stockton and District Advice & Information Service"

FCA register

2024

11 November 2024

  • Ian Anthony Bartlett no longer has significant control

Companies House

2020

17 April 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Stockton & District Advice & Information Service Bureau"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Ian Anthony Bartlett gained significant control

Companies House

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

2004

24 February 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 81 events

  • All 81 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 71
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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.

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Similar firms

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

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 81 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Stockton and District Advice and Information Service FCA authorised?
Yes, Stockton and District Advice and Information Service (FRN 617755) 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 Stockton and District Advice and Information Service’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01642 633877 and the website stockton-cab.co.uk for Stockton and District Advice and Information Service. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Stockton and District Advice and Information Service a scam or clone?
Stockton and District Advice and Information 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 Stockton and District Advice and Information Service?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Stockton and District Advice and Information Service handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Stockton and District Advice and Information Service to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Stockton and District Advice and Information Service?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Stockton and District Advice and Information Service now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Ian Anthony Bartlett.
Who runs Stockton and District Advice and Information Service?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Stockton and District Advice and Information Service: Stuart Basford, Susan Symmonds, Jonathan Robert Carling, Thomas Fred Gittins and Jennifer Hagan.
How long has Stockton and District Advice and Information Service been in business?
The company was formed on 24 February 2004, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Stockton and District Advice and Information Service’s latest accounts show?
Does Stockton and District Advice and Information Service use any other names?
It has previously used 2 other names: Stockton and District Advice & Information Service and Stockton & District Advice & Information Service Bureau.

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