The Community Help And Advice Initiative
Reference number: 618730
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Identity
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28 Westfield Avenue, Edinburgh, EH11 2QH, United Kingdom
- Community Help & Advice Initiative (CHAI)
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- SC179306
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 26 September 1997 (28 years old)
- Registered office
- 28 Westfield Avenue, Edinburgh, EH11 2QH, Scotland
- Nature of business
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- Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Jane Rennie | Director | Nov 1976 | 29 May 2020 |
| Molly Mckenna | Director | Nov 1994 | 29 Oct 2020 |
| Leila Stewart | Director | Jul 1973 | 17 Jun 2022 |
| Helen Mary Rice | Director | Jun 1977 | 17 Jun 2022 |
| Niamh Flannigan | Director | Apr 1994 | 7 Jul 2022 |
| Lesley Broadwood | Director | Sep 1971 | 9 Nov 2023 |
| Laura Anne Wiegratz | Director | Jul 1984 | 9 Nov 2023 |
| James Alexander Rose | Director | Nov 1975 | 12 Mar 2024 |
| Catherine Ridge | Director | Jun 1969 | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Carol Stewart | Director | Jan 1981 | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Laura Anne Wiegratz | Secretary | Not published | 9 Aug 2025 |
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.
- Community Help & Advice Initiative (CHAI)
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