Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice Limited

Reference number: 617758

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Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When sudburycab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01787 321400 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CO10 1QN
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Other names (4)

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

  • Sudbury Citizens Advice Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Sudbury Citizens Advice Bureau Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Sudbury & District Citizens Advice Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • SUDBURY & DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 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.
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
12 January 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
Keyse House, Acton Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1QN, England
Nature of business
  • Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Piers Bellingham Astley Roberts Director Aug 1960 12 Jul 2023 1 other company
Robert Michael Pieczka Director May 1961 16 Oct 2024 None
Joshua Ben Thomas Director Aug 2002 16 Jul 2025 None
Catherine Ann Hearn Director Mar 1957 6 Nov 2025 None
Andrew Darren Holdcroft Director Aug 1970 18 Mar 2026 32 other companies
Stephen William Walker Director Aug 1949 15 Apr 2026 None
Terri Donna Vanpraagh Director Nov 1961 15 Apr 2026 None
Lisa Townrow Secretary Not published 7 Sep 2026 –

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 companies
33
closed down
14
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 33 companies, 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
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 46 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2023Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£250k

−12% from £285k

Profit before tax

−£24.1k

−384% from £8,488

Net assets

£276k

−8% from £300k

Cash at bank

£307k

+1.2% from £304k

Turnover and profit

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 06051096. 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

Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2024

10 January 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Sudbury & District Citizens Advice"

FCA register

2020

21 April 2020

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

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

2007

12 January 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 96 events

  • All 96 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 85
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Firms like Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice

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

In the Colchester (CO) postcode area

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  • 33 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 96 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice Limited (FRN 617758) 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 Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01787 321400 and the website sudburycab.org.uk for Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice a scam or clone?
Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens 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 Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice?
Companies House lists 7 directors of Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice: Piers Bellingham Astley Roberts, Robert Michael Pieczka, Joshua Ben Thomas, Catherine Ann Hearn, Andrew Darren Holdcroft, Stephen William Walker and 1 more.
How long has Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice been in business?
The company was formed on 12 January 2007, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2023, show turnover of £250k (−12% from £285k) and profit before tax of −£24.1k (−384% from £8,488).
Does Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice use any other names?
It has previously used 4 other names, including Sudbury Citizens Advice, Sudbury Citizens Advice Bureau and Sudbury & District Citizens Advice.

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