Talking Money
Reference number: 618880
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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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Phone number
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Address
Talking Money, 1 Hide Market, West Street, St. Philips, Bristol, Bristol, City Of, BS2 0BH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When talkingmoney.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0117 954 3990 is
- Who else gives the postcode BS2 0BH
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 coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- 02457362 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 8 January 1990 (36 years old)
- Registered office
- 1 Hide Market, West Street St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0BH
- Nature of business
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- Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 74909)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Richard James Hicken | Director | Dec 1961 | 21 Mar 2012 | 1 other company |
| Richard Geoffrey Ascroft | Director | Aug 1966 | 25 Nov 2015 | None |
| Collin Russel Fabien Salandy | Director | Nov 1969 | 5 Sep 2018 | 1 other company |
| Andrea Powell | Director | May 1969 | 18 Jan 2023 | None |
| Lisa Stanley | Director | Sep 1977 | 22 Jan 2025 | None |
| Aisha Stewart | Director | Jun 1993 | 22 Jan 2025 | None |
| Katherine Dye | Director | Apr 1990 | 23 Jul 2025 | None |
| Elizabeth Joanne Richards | Director | Apr 1970 | 21 Jan 2026 | None |
| Robert George Branch | Director | Feb 1984 | 25 Mar 2026 | None |
Other companies run by these 9 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
- 2
- still active
- 2
In the full report: all 2 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 44 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Talking Money’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
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
1990
8 January 1990
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 86 events
- All 86 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 79
Firms connected to Talking Money
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Talking Money. 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
Firms like Talking Money
Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.
In Bristol
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- 2 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 86 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk