Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617790

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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 cawelhat.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01707 280410 is
  • Who else gives the postcode AL10 0LW
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Other names (1)

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

  • Citizens Advice Welwyn Hatfield Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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
23 April 1997 (29 years old)
Registered office
Queensway House, Queensway, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 0LW
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michelle Songest Director Aug 1967 19 Nov 2015 1 other company
Jonathan David Whitehead Director Aug 1971 15 May 2019 None
Marcelle Ibbetson Director Oct 1954 20 Nov 2019 1 other company
Richard Kimberley Holmes Director Dec 1960 17 Feb 2021 2 other companies
Simon James Thompson Director Oct 1967 22 May 2024 10 other companies
Neil Bromyard Secretary Not published 20 Nov 2014 –

Other companies run by these 5 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
14
closed down
3
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 14 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 70 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau’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

1997

23 April 1997

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 145 events

  • All 145 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 137
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Firms like Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau

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In the St Albans (AL) postcode area

Elsewhere in the UK

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617790) 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 Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01707 280410 and the website cawelhat.org.uk for Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Welwyn Hatfield 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 Welwyn Hatfield 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 Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau: Michelle Songest, Jonathan David Whitehead, Marcelle Ibbetson, Richard Kimberley Holmes and Simon James Thompson.
How long has Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 23 April 1997, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
Does Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice Welwyn Hatfield.

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