Andrew Thompsett, Compliance Officer
Resources: Sources of useful information
Age Concern England
The UK's largest organisation working with and for older people. Age Concern support all people over 50 in the UK, providing essential services such as day care and information. Age Concern also campaign on issues like age discrimination and pensions, and work to influence public opinion and government policy about older people.
Aim Higher
Aimhigher is a national programme run by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) with support from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).
Citizens Advice Bureaux
The Citizens Advice Bureaux are members of Citizens Advice, the national charity which sets standards for advice and equal opportunities and supports bureaux with an information system, training and other services. The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice from locations throughout the UK, and by influencing policymakers.
Advice Guide
The Adviceguide website is the main public information service of Citizens Advice, providing people with round-the-clock access to CAB information on their rights - including benefits, housing and employment, and on debt, consumer and legal issues.
Companies House
All limited companies in the UK are registered at Companies House, an Executive Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry. The main functions of Companies House are to incorporate and dissolve limited companies; examine and store company information delivered under the Companies Act and related legislation; and make this information available to the public.
Consumer Credit Counselling Service
The Consumer Credit Counselling Service is a registered charity whose purpose is to assist people who are in financial difficulty by providing free, independent, impartial and realistic advice.
Credit Action
Credit Action is a national money education charity committed to helping people manage their money. Sponsored by the Consumer Credit Counselling Service, giving a practical perspective on all aspects of understanding and managing money.
Help the Aged
Help the Aged is an international charity fighting to free disadvantaged older people from poverty, isolation and neglect. Help the Aged campaigns for change in government policy, undertakes research into the needs of older people and provides local services in communities across the UK and overseas.
Isins quality web directory
Royal Mail Postcode Finder
At the Royal Mails Postcode Finder you can find any postcode or address within the UK from their database of 27 million addresses.
uSwitch.com
uSwitch.com is a free, impartial online and phone based comparison and switching service that helps customers compare prices on a range of services including gas, electricity, home phone, broadband providers and some personal finance products.
Information Britain
carries over 15,000 places to stay - all to a certain standard and all either bookable online or bookable direct and 1.5 million pages of British Information. Published since 1998 this is one of the longest established sites in Britain.
Stonebridge Associated Colleges
Established providers of distance education and home study correspondence courses. Choose from hundreds of online courses ranging from Accountancy, Criminology and Health & Beauty courses to Financial Management and Foot Health courses.