Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617764

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When catadley.org first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0118 981 7567 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RG26 4ET
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Other names (2)

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

  • Citizens Advice Tadley & District Trading name
  • Tadley Citizens Advice 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.
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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
05900656
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
9 August 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
Tadley Cab, Franklin Avenue, Tadley, Hampshire, RG26 4ET
Nature of business
  • Activities of other membership organisations not elsewhere classified (SIC 94990)
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Thomas Antony Downes (Prof) Director Apr 1953 31 Dec 2019 7 other companies
Vanessa Coral May Richards Director Oct 1967 1 Sep 2020 2 other companies
Edward Alexander Jones Director Oct 1987 20 Apr 2022 None
Neil Michael Hughes Director Apr 1962 20 Apr 2022 1 other company
Ian Stuart Gribben Director Mar 1975 31 May 2022 None
David Jeremy Lister Director Oct 1943 9 Nov 2023 None
Thomas Cockshull Director Oct 1985 23 Oct 2025 None
Edward Alexander Jones Secretary Not published 17 Jul 2023 –

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
10
closed down
4
still active
6

In the full report: all 10 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
  • All 40 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2018Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£6,757

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£115

No earlier figure to compare

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05900656. 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

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (82)

2020

12 November 2020

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

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

2006

9 August 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 82 events

  • All 82 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 73
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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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  • 10 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 82 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617764) 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 Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0118 981 7567 and the website catadley.org for Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau 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 Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 7 directors of Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau: Thomas Antony Downes (Prof), Vanessa Coral May Richards, Edward Alexander Jones, Neil Michael Hughes, Ian Stuart Gribben, David Jeremy Lister and 1 more.
How long has Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 9 August 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2018, show net assets of £6,757 (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Tadley And District Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice Tadley & District. It has previously used the name Tadley Citizens Advice Bureau.

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