Warrington District Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617785

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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 cawarrington.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01925 246970 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WA1 1SR
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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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
15 April 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
The Gateway, 89 Sankey Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1SR
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Martin David Sidebottom Director May 1954 9 Jan 2012 None
Ian George Marks Director Apr 1948 31 Dec 2012 9 other companies
Kathryn Joan Buckley (Councillor) Director Sep 1957 30 Apr 2014 2 other companies
Carol Ann Roberts Director Jun 1947 2 Apr 2024 1 other company
Steven Paul Cullen Director Mar 1956 4 Mar 2025 4 other companies
Jane Whalen Director Jul 1967 9 Oct 2025 None
Jacqueline Clare Sharratt Director Jan 1984 9 Oct 2025 None
Mark Joseph Lyons Director Oct 1962 4 Dec 2025 26 other companies
Benjamin James Saunders Director Oct 1994 4 Dec 2025 None
Dorothy Anne Carter Director Oct 1944 30 Apr 2026 6 other companies
Emma Patel Secretary Not published 4 Mar 2025 –

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
46
closed down
9
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 46 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 2 companies these 10 directors run together
  • All 23 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£460k

+7.5% from £428k

Cash at bank

£633k

+3.6% from £610k

Employees (average)

28

Same as 28

Owed within a year

£200k

+5% from £190k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2024
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 04416167. 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.

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

2002

15 April 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 43 events

  • All 43 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 36
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Connected firms

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1
past link
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
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Similar firms

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

In Warrington

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  • 46 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 43 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Warrington District Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Warrington District Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617785) 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 Warrington District Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01925 246970 and the website cawarrington.org.uk for Warrington District Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Warrington District Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Warrington District 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 Warrington District 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 Warrington District Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Warrington District Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Warrington District Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 10 directors of Warrington District Citizens Advice Bureau: Martin David Sidebottom, Ian George Marks, Kathryn Joan Buckley (Councillor), Carol Ann Roberts, Steven Paul Cullen, Jane Whalen and 4 more.
How long has Warrington District Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 15 April 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Warrington District Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2024, show net assets of £460k (+7.5% from £428k) and cash at bank of £633k (+3.6% from £610k).

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