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
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Phone number
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Address
York & District Citizens Advice Bureau, West Offices, Station Rise, York, YO1 6GA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01904 623648 is
- Who else gives the postcode YO1 6GA
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- YORK AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 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 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.
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Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company name
- YORK AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
- Company number
- 07004444 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 29 August 2009 (17 years old)
- Registered office
- West Offices, Station Rise, York, YO1 6GA
- Nature of business
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- Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified (SIC 88990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Joanna Clare De Groot (Dr) | Director | Sep 1947 | 1 Oct 2021 | None |
| Lauren Peel | Director | Mar 1992 | 24 Jan 2024 | None |
| Philip Alan Zastawniak-Thomas | Director | Aug 1984 | 18 Apr 2024 | 4 other companies |
| Gill Bull | Director | Dec 1960 | 5 Dec 2024 | None |
| Katie Wiggins | Director | Apr 1985 | 8 May 2025 | None |
| Thomas Cooper Jenkins | Director | Sep 1941 | 4 Dec 2025 | 4 other companies |
| Manar Matusiak | Director | Aug 1956 | 16 Jul 2026 | 2 other companies |
| Syma Walmsley | Director | Apr 1981 | 16 Jul 2026 | None |
| Becky Case | Director | Nov 1974 | 16 Jul 2026 | None |
| Andrew Mendus | Secretary | Not published | 26 May 2022 | – |
Other companies run by these 9 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
- 2
- still active
- 8
In the full report: all 10 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 52 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
York & District 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
2009
29 August 2009
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 105 events
- All 105 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 99
Firms connected to York & District Citizens Advice Bureau
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with York & District Citizens Advice Bureau. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like York & District Citizens Advice Bureau
Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.
In York
In the York (YO) postcode area
Elsewhere in the UK
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- 10 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 105 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, named, and who links them
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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
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk