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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Phone number
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Address
West View Advice Resource Centre, Miers Avenue, Hartlepool, Hartlepool, TS24 9JQ, United Kingdom
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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 coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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 name
- WEST VIEW ADVICE & RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED
- Company number
- 02994776 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 25 November 1994 (31 years old)
- Registered office
- West View Community Centre, Miers Avenue, Hartlepool, Cleveland, TS24 9JQ
- Nature of business
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- Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
- Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wise | Director | Mar 1954 | 23 Jun 1998 | 4 other companies |
| Christopher James Simmons | Director | Nov 1944 | 24 May 2011 | 3 other companies |
| Clare Clark | Director | May 1959 | 17 Mar 2020 | None |
| Kay Tranter | Director | Dec 1963 | 17 Mar 2020 | None |
| Victoria Wilson | Director | Dec 1977 | 25 Jul 2023 | None |
| Gareth Wayne Hammond | Director | Mar 1979 | 25 Sep 2024 | None |
| Penelope Thompson | Director | Jul 1971 | 23 Apr 2025 | None |
| Paul Malcolm Thompson | Director | Jan 1978 | 27 May 2026 | 4 other companies |
| Valerie Ann Evens | Secretary | Not published | 27 Nov 2007 | – |
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
- 10
- closed down
- 5
- run together
- 1
In the full report: all 10 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
- The 1 company these 8 directors run together
- All 28 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
West View Advice & Resource Centre’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
1994
25 November 1994
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 55 events
- All 55 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 48
Firms like West View Advice & Resource Centre
Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.
In Hartlepool
In the Cleveland (TS) postcode area
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
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