Taunton Area Debt Advice: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

Taunton Area Debt Advice is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 10 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

tada.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07921 526087
Address

St Marys House, Magdalene Street, TAUNTON, TA1 1SB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When tada.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07921 526087 is
Who else gives the postcode TA1 1SB

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.

Key dates in its history

Taunton Area Debt Advice’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

6 November 2023

FCA recorded a standard requirement (Financial Promotions for own firm, ARs and other members of the group)

FCA register

2015

16 November 2015

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Taunton Area Debt Advice

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Taunton Area Debt Advice. 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 Taunton Area Debt Advice

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

In Taunton

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In the Taunton (TA) postcode area

Andrew Robert GreenIlminsterAuthorised Navigate CioBridgwaterAuthorised

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All 4 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Taunton Area Debt Advice FCA authorised?

Yes, Taunton Area Debt Advice (FRN 714436) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2015 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Taunton Area Debt Advice’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07921 526087 and the website tada.org.uk for Taunton Area Debt Advice. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Taunton Area Debt Advice a scam or clone?

Taunton Area Debt 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 Taunton Area Debt Advice?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Taunton Area Debt Advice handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Taunton Area Debt Advice to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.