Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2

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

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 17

FLINTSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX

To provide comprehensive , quality assured advice and information and an ongoing casework facility to ensure clients are supported until their problems / issues are fully resolved. Provide early intervention to prevent deterioration in clients circumstances and empower clients to make informed decisions about issues affecting them and their families. To provide representation where necessary.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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

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		£1,450	£1,423	£27	£0	£755	£755	6.4	53	15
31/03/22		£1,261	£1,129	£131	£0	£727	£512	5.4	49	20
31/03/21		£1,021	£950	£71	£0	£596	£456	5.8	41	13
31/03/20		£930	£902	£28	£0	£525	£525	7	37	78
31/03/19		£834	£794	£41	£0	£497	£497	7.5	34	65
31/03/18		£775	£827	£-52	£0	£457	£455	6.6	33	0
31/03/17		£793	£836	£-43	£0	£512	£509	7.3	28	0
31/03/16		£781	£760	£21	£0	£554	£553	8.7	25	0
31/03/15		£755	£673	£82	£3	£533	£532	9.5	18	0
31/03/14		£608	£605	£3	£4	£451	£410	8.1	15	0
31/03/13		£635	£648	£-12	£3	£449	£364	6.8	16	0
31/03/12		£690	£658	£32	£2	£461	£376	6.9	29	0
31/03/11		£670	£606	£64	£4	£429	£358	7.1	14	0
31/03/10		£662	£633	£30	£5	£365	£332	6.3	26	0
31/03/09		£592	£589	£3	£562	£335	£271	5.5	14	0
31/03/08		£573	£581	£-8	£4	£332	£190	3.9	28	0
31/03/07	*	£532	£567	£-35	£4	£340	£169	3.6	31	0
31/03/06		£453	£520	£-67	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£607	£536	£71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£513	£398	£115	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: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 5.3

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 23 years

www.flintshirecab.org.uk

salli.edwards@flintshirecab.org.uk

01352 706840

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle Of Anglesey, Wrexham,

Who it helps

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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Flintshire Citizens Advice Bureaux
£206,500	13/03/2024 12	towards three years' running costs of a project providing support for people experiencing a mental health crisis in Flintshire, North Wales.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Flintshire Citizens Advice Bureau
£15,000	16/05/2018 12	Towards the development of the mental health service incorporating business planning, income generation, digital transformation, and marketing and communications.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Flintshire Citizens Advice Bureau
£15,000	09/11/2016 12	Salary of an Information and Planning Support Officer enabling this Flintshire based charity to undertake a comprehensive efficiency review
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Flintshire Citizens Advice Bureau
£15,000	27/04/2012	the salary and on costs of a part-time Employment Caseworker
National Lottery Community Fund - Recession Additional Advice Hours
£50,000	11/03/2010 24	This project will allow the organisation to appoint an additional Advice Session Supervisor; this will increase capacity to provide access to information and advice for those affected by the economic downturn. The grant, over two years, will pay for ....more This project will allow the organisation to appoint an additional Advice Session Supervisor; this will increase capacity to provide access to information and advice for those affected by the economic downturn. The grant, over two years, will pay for the salary and associated costs of a full time Advice Session Supervisor.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-84

BRYAN MICHAEL GREW Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Retired

CERYS THOMAS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

CHRIS HAYDON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

DR PAUL BEVAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Executive Director

KLAUS ARMSTRONG BRAUN, Occupation: Councillor

KAREN ARMSTRONG Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

LAURA CLAYS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Training Officer

MARTIN LEWIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

SARA TYSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Hr Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/01/2002, number: 1090010
Registered at Companies House on 04/05/2000, number: 03985923

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 20 days late,

Main office

FLINTSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
TERRIG HOUSE
CHESTER STREET
MOLD
Flintshire
CH7 1EG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE PUBLICBENEFIT BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OFHEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUTLIMITATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN FLINTSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Defined Area of Benefit:

FLINTSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

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