Winchester District Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617799

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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 citizensadvicewinchester.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01962 848014 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SO23 9LJ
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Other names (1)

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

  • Citizens Advice Winchester District 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
07799341
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
6 October 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
City Offices, Colebrook Street, Winchester, SO23 9LJ, England
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alison Sarah Martin Director Apr 1969 28 Jul 2025 1 other company
Philip James Young Director Jan 1956 3 Oct 2025 31 other companies
Jane Elizabeth Stone Director Feb 1963 21 Oct 2025 2 other companies
Elizabeth Scoffin Director Apr 1985 6 May 2026 None

Other companies run by these 4 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
34
closed down
7
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 34 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • All 44 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£205k

−9.3% from £226k

Cash at bank

£193k

−24% from £255k

Employees (average)

20

−13% from 23

Owed within a year

£28.4k

−48% from £54.8k

Assets and liabilities

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 07799341. 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 (4) All events (92)

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

2011

6 October 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 92 events

  • All 92 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 84
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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 a director
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (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 the Southampton (SO) postcode area

Citizens Advice New Forest LtdAuthorisedEastleigh Citizens Advice BureauEastleighAuthorisedNo Limits (south)SouthamptonAuthorisedSouthampton Citizens Advice BureauSouthamptonAuthorised

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  • 34 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 92 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Winchester District Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Winchester District Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617799) 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 Winchester District Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01962 848014 and the website citizensadvicewinchester.org.uk for Winchester District Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Winchester District Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Winchester 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 Winchester 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 Winchester District Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Winchester District Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Winchester District Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Winchester District Citizens Advice Bureau: Alison Sarah Martin, Philip James Young, Jane Elizabeth Stone and Elizabeth Scoffin.
How long has Winchester District Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 6 October 2011, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Winchester District Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £205k (−9.3% from £226k) and cash at bank of £193k (−24% from £255k).
Does Winchester District Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice Winchester District.

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