The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 12 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 1989

Website, phone number and address

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Website

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

01256 329984
Address

Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau, Grove House, Lutyens Close, Lychpit, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8AG, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When cabasingstoke.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01256 329984 is
Who else gives the postcode RG24 8AG

Other names (1)

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

Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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: 02390927 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 1 June 1989 (37 years old)
Registered office: Grove House Lutyens Close, Lychpit, Basingstoke, RG24 8AG, 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
Deborah Cornick	Director	Sep 1968	21 Apr 2021	6 other companies
Toju Ogbe	Director	Aug 1971	21 Oct 2021	None
Richard David Walter Haas	Director	Feb 1958	9 Jun 2022	10 other companies
Anthony Roy Curtis	Director	Mar 1953	9 Jun 2022	1 other company
Catherine Diane Brooks	Director	Aug 1965	19 Oct 2023	2 other companies
Christopher Nigel Cooper	Director	Apr 1977	30 Jan 2025	1 other company
Daniel Jonathan Weintroub	Director	Apr 1980	13 Mar 2025	None
Andrew Mark Wooster	Director	Nov 1961	5 Jun 2025	None
Janice Margaret De Sousa (Dr)	Director	Jul 1962	4 Jun 2026	3 other companies

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: 22
closed down: 6
are FCA-registered: 3

In the full report: all 22 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
The 3 on the FCA register
The 1 company these 9 directors run together
All 44 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (87)

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

1989

1 June 1989

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 87 events

All 87 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 79

Firms connected to The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms: 3
share its postcode: 3
past links: 3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
3 past links through former directors

Firms like The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In Basingstoke

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In the Reading (RG) postcode area

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22 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 87 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau Limited (FRN 617502) 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 The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01256 329984 and the website cabasingstoke.org.uk for The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?

The Basingstoke 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 The Basingstoke 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 The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau?

Companies House lists 9 directors of The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau: Deborah Cornick, Toju Ogbe, Richard David Walter Haas, Anthony Roy Curtis, Catherine Diane Brooks, Christopher Nigel Cooper and 3 more.

How long has The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?

The company was formed on 1 June 1989, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.

Does The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?

It trades as Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau.