The Chartered Certified Accountants' Benevolent Fund

Reference number: 700027

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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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  • When accaglobal.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0141 534 4045 is
  • Who else gives the postcode G1 3BX
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Other names (1)

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

  • CCABF Trading 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

  • Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • 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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  • Administering a regulated mortgage contract
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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
08880293
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
6 February 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6AU, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of professional membership organisations (SIC 94120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew Overs Dowsett Director Apr 1994 8 Dec 2020 2 other companies
Anthony Gordon Thorne Director Jul 1949 15 Dec 2021 None
James Andrew Lloyd-Davies Director Aug 1962 7 Dec 2022 4 other companies
Stephen Griffiths Director Jul 1948 7 Dec 2022 14 other companies
Pui Ying Tang Director Nov 1982 7 Dec 2022 None
Maryam Abisola Adefarati Director Jul 1977 17 Oct 2025 None
Chikezie Uzoma Ekeanyanwu Director Nov 1973 17 Oct 2025 1 other company
Nicholas David Mcgowan Director Dec 1992 17 Oct 2025 None
William Hugh Mccash Secretary Not published 6 Feb 2014 –

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
21
closed down
5
still active
14

In the full report: all 21 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
  • All 20 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

Key events (5) All events (40)

2016

24 March 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2014

6 February 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 40 events

  • All 40 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 32
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  • All 40 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Chartered Certified Accountants' Benevolent Fund FCA authorised?
Yes, The Chartered Certified Accountants' Benevolent Fund (FRN 700027) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is The Chartered Certified Accountants' Benevolent Fund’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0141 534 4045 and the website accaglobal.com/gb/en/member/membership/benevolent-fund.html for The Chartered Certified Accountants' Benevolent Fund. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is The Chartered Certified Accountants' Benevolent Fund a scam or clone?
The Chartered Certified Accountants' Benevolent Fund 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 Chartered Certified Accountants' Benevolent Fund?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about The Chartered Certified Accountants' Benevolent Fund to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs The Chartered Certified Accountants' Benevolent Fund?
Companies House lists 8 directors of The Chartered Certified Accountants' Benevolent Fund: Andrew Overs Dowsett, Anthony Gordon Thorne, James Andrew Lloyd-Davies, Stephen Griffiths, Pui Ying Tang, Maryam Abisola Adefarati and 2 more.
How long has The Chartered Certified Accountants' Benevolent Fund been in business?
The company was formed on 6 February 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2016.
Does The Chartered Certified Accountants' Benevolent Fund use any other names?
It trades as CCABF.

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