Surrey Welfare Rights Unit

Reference number: 617760

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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 swru.org first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07771 860493 is
  • Who else gives the postcode GU21 5LY
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Other names (1)

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

  • Surrey Welfare Rights Unit CAB 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
03335128
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
18 March 1997 (29 years old)
Registered office
Unit 14a Monument Way East, Woking, Surrey, GU21 5LY
Nature of business
  • Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jane Vivien Bourgeois Director Aug 1952 14 Jul 2003 1 other company
Roger Stewart Hurcombe Director May 1950 9 Sep 2013 2 other companies
Anne Mary Pirie Director Nov 1960 30 Jul 2018 None
Keith David O'Neill Director Dec 1964 25 Apr 2022 1 other company
Patricia Louise Fisher Director Jun 1959 24 Jul 2023 7 other companies
Jan-Pieter Oosterom Director Dec 1978 24 Jul 2023 1 other company
Melanie Jane Bussicott Director Mar 1959 4 Nov 2024 None
Kamran Ilyas Director Oct 1994 20 Jul 2026 1 other company

Other companies run by these 8 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
12
closed down
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 12 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 8 directors run together
  • All 36 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2022Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£183k

−7.6% from £199k

Cash at bank

£253k

+8.5% from £233k

Employees (average)

7

Same as 7

Owed within a year

£93.9k

+82% from £51.6k

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 03335128. 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

Surrey Welfare Rights Unit’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (71)

2026

1 April 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Surrey Welfare Rights Unit CAB"

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

1997

18 March 1997

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 71 events

  • All 71 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 64
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  • 12 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 71 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Surrey Welfare Rights Unit FCA authorised?
Yes, Surrey Welfare Rights Unit (FRN 617760) 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 Surrey Welfare Rights Unit’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07771 860493 and the website swru.org for Surrey Welfare Rights Unit. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Surrey Welfare Rights Unit a scam or clone?
Surrey Welfare Rights Unit 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 Surrey Welfare Rights Unit?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Surrey Welfare Rights Unit handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Surrey Welfare Rights Unit to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Surrey Welfare Rights Unit?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Surrey Welfare Rights Unit: Jane Vivien Bourgeois, Roger Stewart Hurcombe, Anne Mary Pirie, Keith David O'Neill, Patricia Louise Fisher, Jan-Pieter Oosterom and 2 more.
How long has Surrey Welfare Rights Unit been in business?
The company was formed on 18 March 1997, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Surrey Welfare Rights Unit’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2022, show net assets of £183k (−7.6% from £199k) and cash at bank of £253k (+8.5% from £233k).
Does Surrey Welfare Rights Unit use any other names?
It has previously used the name Surrey Welfare Rights Unit CAB.

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