Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux

Reference number: 617803

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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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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01902 572199

  • Address

    Citizens Advice Bureau, Dudley House, Stone Street, Dudley, DY1 1NS, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01902 572199 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DY1 1NS
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Other names (1)

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

  • Wolverhampton District Citizens Advice Bureau Former 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.
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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 number
01946618
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
11 September 1985 (41 years old)
Registered office
Dudley House, Stone Street, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1NS, England
Nature of business
  • Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jonathan William Crockett Director Oct 1954 1 Oct 2012 6 other companies
Bernard Cysewski Director Apr 1957 22 Nov 2017 2 other companies
Stephen Handscomb Director Feb 1966 26 Jan 2021 None
Sarah Dugan Director Aug 1964 26 Jan 2021 2 other companies
Clare Louise Williams (Dr) Director Jun 1970 13 Dec 2023 1 other company
Laura Thomas Secretary Not published 26 Jan 2021 –

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
11
closed down
5
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 11 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 109 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Full accountsAudited

Employees (average)

82

+7.9% from 76

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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 01946618. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (195)

2026

23 June 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Wolverhampton District Citizens Advice Bureau"

FCA register

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

1985

11 September 1985

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 195 events

  • All 195 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 188
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Firms connected to Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux

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

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux

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

In the Dudley (DY) postcode area

LIFE Centre StourbridgeStourbridgeAuthorisedWyre Forest Citizens Advice BureauKidderminsterAuthorised

Elsewhere in the UK

King's College LondonLondonAuthorisedUniversity of YorkYorkAuthorisedUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolAuthorisedLoughborough University Student Advice & Support ServiceLoughboroughAuthorised

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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 195 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux FCA authorised?
Yes, Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux (FRN 617803) 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 Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01902 572199 for Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux a scam or clone?
Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux 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 Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux: Jonathan William Crockett, Bernard Cysewski, Stephen Handscomb, Sarah Dugan and Clare Louise Williams (Dr).
How long has Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux been in business?
The company was formed on 11 September 1985, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux’s latest accounts show?
Does Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux use any other names?
It has previously used the name Wolverhampton District Citizens Advice Bureau.

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