Venus Working Creatively With Young Women

Reference number: 712266

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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 venuscharity.org first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0151 474 4744 is
  • Who else gives the postcode L20 6AD
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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
03136727
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
12 December 1995 (30 years old)
Registered office
Venus Centre, 215 Linacre Lane, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 6AD
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Barbara Ann Dutton Director Apr 1958 7 Dec 2010 1 other company
Pat Reynolds Director Dec 1956 7 Dec 2010 None
Helen Condran Director Jun 1956 30 Apr 2013 2 other companies
Jacqueline Joan Marsh Director Dec 1950 22 Mar 2018 1 other company
Helen Susan Marshall Director Aug 1982 22 Mar 2018 None
Emily Mary Barry Director Mar 1988 6 Mar 2019 None
Olubunmi Adefajo Director Nov 1980 17 Apr 2019 None
Emma Elizabeth Bush Director Nov 1967 17 Jul 2019 None
Sue Potts Secretary Not published 1 Apr 2022 –

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
4
closed down
1
still active
3

In the full report: all 4 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 44 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2021Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£1.54m

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Profit before tax

£254k

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Net assets

£644k

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Cash at bank

£681k

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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 03136727. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (88)

2023

7 February 2023

  • Lorraine Webb no longer has significant control
  • Sue Potts gained significant control

Companies House

2016

30 August 2016

  • Lorraine Webb gained significant control

Companies House

28 June 2016

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

FCA register

1995

12 December 1995

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 88 events

  • All 88 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 80
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 88 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Venus Working Creatively With Young Women FCA authorised?
Yes, Venus Working Creatively With Young Women (FRN 712266) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2016 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Venus Working Creatively With Young Women’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0151 474 4744 and the website venuscharity.org for Venus Working Creatively With Young Women. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Venus Working Creatively With Young Women a scam or clone?
Venus Working Creatively With Young Women 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 Venus Working Creatively With Young Women?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Venus Working Creatively With Young Women handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Venus Working Creatively With Young Women to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Venus Working Creatively With Young Women?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Venus Working Creatively With Young Women: Miss Sue Potts (can appoint and remove the board). Before that, it was controlled by Ms Lorraine Webb.
Who runs Venus Working Creatively With Young Women?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Venus Working Creatively With Young Women: Barbara Ann Dutton, Pat Reynolds, Helen Condran, Jacqueline Joan Marsh, Helen Susan Marshall, Emily Mary Barry and 2 more.
How long has Venus Working Creatively With Young Women been in business?
The company was formed on 12 December 1995, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2016.
What do Venus Working Creatively With Young Women’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2021, show turnover of £1.54m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £254k (no earlier figure to compare).

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