Watford Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617787

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When cawatford.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01923 215952 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WD17 2BE
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Other names (1)

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

  • Citizens Advice Watford 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.
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
05453262
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
16 May 2005 (21 years old)
Registered office
Watford Advice Centre, St Marys Churchyard, High Street, Watford, WD17 2BE
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Leena Nagrecha Director Dec 1955 28 Jan 2020 56 other companies
Richard Andrew Boulton Director Dec 1966 6 Apr 2021 9 other companies
Jennifer Pattinson (Councillor) Director Jun 1975 10 Aug 2022 None
Kennedy Bosco Rodrigues Director Jul 1965 10 Aug 2022 1 other company
Keith David Holmes Director Jul 1954 24 Aug 2023 3 other companies
Suzannah Claire Trivedi Director May 1973 16 Nov 2023 1 other company
Christopher Stanley Constant Director Mar 1991 9 Aug 2024 1 other company
Frank Leslie George Neale Director Aug 1950 4 Feb 2025 24 other companies
Berkiye Ozturk Director Jul 1986 6 May 2025 8 other companies
Kirstie Caneparo Director Jun 1969 6 May 2025 2 other companies
Annalisa Buraglio Director Feb 1966 1 Sep 2026 None
Christopher Stanley Constant Secretary Not published 1 Jun 2026 –

Other companies run by these 11 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
105
closed down
59
went insolvent
7

In the full report: all 105 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 11 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 7 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • All 58 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Employees (average)

19

Same as 19

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • 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 05453262. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (4) All events (115)

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

2005

16 May 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 115 events

  • All 115 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 107
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Firms like Watford Citizens Advice Bureau

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

In the Watford (WD) postcode area

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Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 105 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 115 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Watford Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Watford Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617787) 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 Watford Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01923 215952 and the website cawatford.org.uk for Watford Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Watford Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Watford 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 Watford 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 Watford Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Watford Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Watford Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 11 directors of Watford Citizens Advice Bureau: Leena Nagrecha, Richard Andrew Boulton, Jennifer Pattinson (Councillor), Kennedy Bosco Rodrigues, Keith David Holmes, Suzannah Claire Trivedi and 5 more.
How long has Watford Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 16 May 2005, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Watford Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Does Watford Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice Watford.

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