Citizens Advice Braintree & South Essex Limited
Reference number: 617500
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This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Identity
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The Basildon Centre, St. Martins Square, BASILDON, Essex, SS14 1DY, United Kingdom
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- 05596895
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 19 October 2005 (20 years old)
- Registered office
- The Basildon Centre, St. Martins Square, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1DL, England
- Nature of business
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- Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Talbot | Director | Mar 1952 | 12 Oct 2016 |
| Brett Jon Sainty | Director | May 1972 | 9 May 2018 |
| Stuart Robert Freel | Director | Jan 1956 | 13 Mar 2019 |
| Thomas Francis Harrison | Director | Jan 1950 | 13 Mar 2019 |
| William Jones | Director | Oct 1962 | 25 Mar 2020 |
| Mark Alan Fenn | Director | Dec 1978 | 25 Mar 2020 |
| John William Gerald Evans | Director | Feb 1949 | 25 Aug 2021 |
| Jayne Anita Ainsworth | Director | Jul 1968 | 23 Nov 2022 |
| Oluwatoyin Bolanle Odunlami | Director | Jan 1974 | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Derek Frank Wotton | Director | Jan 1959 | 1 Oct 2023 |
| Tamasin Anne Curtis | Director | Nov 1982 | 17 Jan 2024 |
| Elizabeth Jane Clark | Secretary | Not published | 30 Jan 2026 |
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.)
Activities and protection
What they can do, and how you are protected
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
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- Debt Adjusting
- Debt-counselling
- Providing Credit Information Services
Complaints: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Track record
FCA actions and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.
Previously registered as
The FCA register holds 3 earlier registered names for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.
- Basildon Borough Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd
- Citizens Advice Basildon and Thurrock Ltd
- Citizens Advice South Essex Limited
Names it no longer trades under
This firm has retired one trading name. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.
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- Basildon Borough Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd
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