Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 24 ?

ST PAULS ADVICE CENTRE

PROVISION OF FREE LEGAL ADVICE TO PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL AND PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF ST PAULS, ASHLEY, EASTON AND EAST BRISTOL. ADVICE IS PROVIDED ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: WELFARE BENEFITS; DEBT; HOUSING; IMMIGRATION; CONSUMER AND EMPLOYMENT.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23*£434£443£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£431£401£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£460£407£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£402£394£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£385£400£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£399£374£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£336£354£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£350£340£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£350£329£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£366£323£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£346£317£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£322£329£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£294£312£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£314£308£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£305£312£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£268£264£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£302£286£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£226£259£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£247£195£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£123£131£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

www.stpaulsadvice.org.uk

enquiry@stpaulsadvice.org.uk

01179552981

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Bristol City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£390,000
Home Office£77,738
Postcode Local Trust£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Quartet Community Foundation£15,415
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to St Paul's Advice Centre
£210,000 05/12/2023
towards three years‘ continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing an advice service, specialising in debt, welfare benefit entitlement and immigration for people from disadvantaged communities in Bristol.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to St Pauls Advice Centre Association
£825 13/06/2023
As advised by donor towards debt advice.
Postcode Local Trust - Advice Service
£25,000 27/08/2022
Funding helped to meet the cost of providing free advice and advocacy to some of those most affected by poverty and rising living costs.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to St Pauls Advice Centre Association
£7,500 30/06/2022
Towards advice services to meet increased demand during the cost of living crisis
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to St Pauls Advice Centre Association
£1,390 18/06/2021
As advised by donor towards debt advice.
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding
£41,539 01/04/2021
This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support beyond this date. This support could be provided ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Whole Person Approach to Advice
£10,000 25/02/2021
10
The organisation will use the funding to continue to deliver their advice service for people who are disadvantaged and from the BAME community; specialising in debt welfare benefit immigration and general advice and support.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to St Paul's Advice Centre
£180,000 12/08/2020
36
towards three years' continuation funding of an advice service, specialising in debt, welfare benefit entitlement and immigration in Bristol.
CAF - Grant to St Pauls Advice Centre
£1,500 29/06/2020
3
Grant to St Pauls Advice Centre to support the organisation through COVID19
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to St Pauls Advice Centre Association
£2,700 18/06/2020
As advised by donor
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to St Pauls Advice Centre Association
£3,000 18/05/2020
Equipment for and promotion of debt, welfare benefits, immigration and covid-related telephone advice service to vulnerable and digitally excluded clients
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 21/22
£36,199 01/04/2020
This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support beyond this date. This support could be provided ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Advocato Project
£10,000 11/02/2020
11
This project will help continue a previous Awards for All grant to develop its advice service using volunteers that are trained to provide assistance and interventions. The project will mainly target people who do not speak English as a first ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Immigration Advice Service
£25,900 13/08/2019
Year three of a three-year award towards the salary and on costs of an Immigration Advice Worker in Bristol.
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 2019-20
£39,999 01/04/2019
This grants scheme is enabling organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens through information-giving, advice and provision of technology and assistance to help them make their Scheme application by 30 June 2021. This ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Increasing financial capablity with vulnerable groups
£4,784 20/03/2019
10
To take their Somali speaking advisors to particular community groups to advise and help with money related issues, in particular understanding bills and how to pay them.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Advocato Project
£10,000 05/10/2018
12
The funding will be used to train volunteer advocates to support community members when accessing services. The project aims to create a new local peer advice resource.
Quartet Community Foundation - Advocato Project
£5,000 18/09/2018
12
Toward the Advocato project, which will recruit and train 12 volunteers from the Somali community to support people in that community with disability benefit applications.
Quartet Community Foundation - Immigration Advice Service
£25,500 30/07/2018
Year two of a three-year award towards the salary and on costs of an Immigration Advice Worker in Bristol.
Quartet Community Foundation - Immigration Rights and Support Project
£5,000 20/10/2016
12
Toward the Immigration Rights and Support Project providing increased and improved advice about immigration to the centre's beneficiaries.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to St Paul's Advice Centre Association
£29,700 24/11/2011
the salary and on costs of the Bilingual Advisor and running costs
Nationwide Foundation - Grant to St Paul's Advice Centre
£5,000 25/05/2011
Costs of providing an extended outreach advice and advocacy to older people who face financial and housing difficulties, at the local health centre
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 28-71
  • DEREK MCCONNELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor
  • DR EVE BARNES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Doctor
  • HELEN SIPTHORP Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Area Director
  • MATTHEW SKUSE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Risk Manager
  • NZINGA AKINSHEGUN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Psychologist
  • PHILIP MCCABE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor
  • PAULINE SANDELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Information & Advice Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/10/2000, number: 1083010
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/02/2000, number: 03920535
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 14 days late, AR20: 1 days late, AR16: 24 days late, AR11: 15 days late, AR10: 6 days late, AR07: 1 days late,
Main office

ST. PAULS ADVICE CENTRE
146 GROSVENOR ROAD
BRISTOL
BS2 8YA

Objectives

A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING AND PROMOTING THE PROVISION OF FREE LEGAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND OTHER LEGAL SERVICES WHICH WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE THROUGH LACK OF MEANSB) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATED TO MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE BRISTOL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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