Citizens Advice County Durham
Reference number: 617615
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This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Identity
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Citizens Advice County Durham, 71 High Street, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6BB, United Kingdom
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- 08357279
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 11 January 2013 (13 years old)
- Registered office
- 71 High Street, Spennymoor, DL16 6BB, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of other membership organisations not elsewhere classified (SIC 94990)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Smith | Director | Apr 1948 | 20 May 2014 |
| John Scollen | Director | Jan 1962 | 17 Nov 2015 |
| John William Taylor | Director | Nov 1943 | 15 Mar 2016 |
| Alan Shield | Director | Jan 1952 | 21 Sep 2021 |
| David Blackwell | Director | May 1950 | 16 Nov 2021 |
| Jennifer Smurthwaite | Director | Nov 1957 | 12 Sep 2022 |
| Adele Barnett | Director | Jan 1976 | 13 Sep 2023 |
| Matthew Thomas Tunnicliffe-John | Director | Aug 1989 | 26 May 2026 |
| Geoffrey Field | Director | Jul 1961 | 26 May 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 one earlier registered name for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.
- Greater Durham Citizens Advice Bureau
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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- DURHAM CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
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