Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Volatile income: -3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

BRENT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX

Provide the advice and information people need for be problems they face and improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
01/04/23		£785	£770	£15	£0	£678	£608	9.5	18	20
01/04/22	*	£1,129	£1,148	£-19	£0	£663	£524	5.5	27	27
01/04/21		£1,237	£1,155	£81	£0	£682	£474	4.9	29	23
01/04/20		£1,326	£1,107	£219	£0	£601	£329	3.6	21	102
01/04/19		£952	£974	£-22	£0	£382	£205	2.5	19	99
01/04/18		£965	£987	£-22	£0	£437	£354	4.3	20	0
01/04/17		£1,134	£1,093	£41	£0	£459	£372	4.1	20	0
01/04/16		£1,251	£1,160	£91	£0	£418	£314	3.2	28	0
01/04/15		£1,104	£994	£110	£13	£327	£217	2.6	29	0
01/04/14		£987	£1,085	£-97	£53	£307	£197	2.2	26	0
31/03/13	*	£1,001	£985	£16	£8	£404	£311	3.8	27	0
31/03/12		£924	£922	£2	£8	£388	£321	4.2	25	0
31/03/11		£1,153	£1,074	£79	£8	£386	£336	3.8	23	0
31/03/10		£1,136	£1,041	£94	£9	£365	£303	3.5	28	0
31/03/09		£1,073	£904	£169	£10	£270	£253	3.4	25	0
31/03/08	*	£809	£792	£18	£6	£101	£101	1.5	28	0
31/03/07		£725	£759	£-35	£19	£84	£132	2.1	19	0
31/03/06	*	£781	£786	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	*	£749	£684	£64	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£652	£642	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 9.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 7.2

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 29 years

www.citizensadvicebrent.org.uk

ca.brent@cabrent.org.uk

02084381213

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Citizens Advice Brent
£250,020	13/05/2024 60	£250,020 over five years (£45,000; £47,500; £50,000; £52,520; £55,000) for a full time Adviser and on-costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Brent Advice Matters (BAM)
£348,612	19/04/2013 24	The aim of this project is to improve the quality, accessibility and sustainability of advice within the Borough and to make Brent Advice Matters (BAM) the first choice for information and advice for Brent residents. This will be achieved through an ....more The aim of this project is to improve the quality, accessibility and sustainability of advice within the Borough and to make Brent Advice Matters (BAM) the first choice for information and advice for Brent residents. This will be achieved through an on-line self-assessment form which will facilitate quick evaluation and referral and will be complemented by a process for walk-in clients and a library of fact sheets and self-help materials covering the most frequent issues will also be developed.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 27-75

DAVID BOXALL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

FLORENCE RANKIN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Civil Servant

FRANCES HUTCHINSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant

HELEN GLASSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

JULIE HAWKINS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

LOUISA MARTIN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Manufacturer

ROBERT SIMON ROSCOE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/10/1995, number: 1049632
Registered at Companies House on 16/08/1995, number: 03091835

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 22 days late, AR13: 68 days late, AR08: 119 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 15 days late,

Main office

CITIZENS ADVICE BRENT
270-272 HIGH ROAD
LONDON
NW10 2EY

Objectives

To promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but without limitation, for the benefit of the community in the London Borough of Brent and surrounding areas.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT

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