Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617778

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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

  • When uttlesfordca.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01799 618840 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CB11 4EB
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Other names (1)

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

  • Uttlesford Citizens Advice 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

  • 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
03771142
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
14 May 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
Barnards Yard, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4EB
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John David Starr Director Sep 1965 19 Nov 2003 1 other company
Richard Andrew Armitage Director Apr 1957 14 Oct 2013 7 other companies
Mark Benfold Director Jan 1963 15 Oct 2018 2 other companies
Lucy Bird Director Jul 1969 4 Mar 2019 None
Mary Teresa Stenson Director Apr 1959 22 Sep 2020 9 other companies
Kevin Michael Barton Director Aug 1967 18 May 2022 5 other companies
Jessica Sarah Garner Director Sep 1980 31 Jan 2023 None
Katy Hanks Director Jul 1978 11 Apr 2023 None
Benedict Conry Director Oct 1992 1 Oct 2024 1 other company
Allan Holmes Director Oct 1959 17 Dec 2025 3 other companies
Benedict Conry Secretary Not published 1 Oct 2024 –

Other companies run by these 10 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
24
closed down
10
run together
1

In the full report: all 24 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 10 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 10 directors run together
  • All 77 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£390k

+7.1% from £364k

Cash at bank

£309k

+10% from £280k

Employees (average)

16

−11% from 18

Owed within a year

£48.0k

−77% from £206k

Assets and liabilities

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03771142. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (171)

2020

22 September 2020

  • David William John Bagley no longer has significant control

Companies House

2017

23 May 2017

  • David William John Bagley gained significant control

Companies House

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

1999

14 May 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 171 events

  • All 171 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 161
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Firms like Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In the Cambridge (CB) postcode area

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  • 24 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 171 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617778) 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 Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01799 618840 and the website uttlesfordca.org.uk for Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Uttlesford 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 Uttlesford 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 Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr David William John Bagley.
Who runs Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 10 directors of Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau: John David Starr, Richard Andrew Armitage, Mark Benfold, Lucy Bird, Mary Teresa Stenson, Kevin Michael Barton and 4 more.
How long has Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 14 May 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £390k (+7.1% from £364k) and cash at bank of £309k (+10% from £280k).
Does Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Uttlesford Citizens Advice.

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