Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    COMMUNITY ACTION BRADFORD & DISTRICT LTD. 

    Community Action Bradford & District (CAB&D) provides development support for VCS organisations across the whole City of Bradford District and beyond. We are proud to provide development and organisational support to local VCS organisations alongside running several community centres and a trading arm; we work with other VCS orgs and other sector partners to ensure the wider VCS is supported
    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 gender

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£1,647£1,569£77£0£1,707£1,47411.3280
    31/03/22£1,296£1,290£6£0£1,629£1,510142912
    31/03/21£1,164£1,114£50£0£1,623£1,33614.4288
    31/03/20£1,286£1,248£39£0£1,576£1,38313.33025
    31/03/19£1,493£1,319£174£259£1,540£1,18910.83935
    31/03/18£1,455£1,458£-3£0£1,366£1,1219.2500
    31/03/17£415£573£-158£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16*£767£595£171£0£659£3246.5120
    31/03/15*£612£633£-21£7£489£2665120
    31/03/14*£691£650£42£8£513£2314.3190
    31/03/13*£677£679£-2£7£475£2043.6200
    31/03/12£631£477£155£6£477£1964.9230
    31/03/11*£894£827£66£157£482£1752.5230
    31/03/10*£920£853£67£192£419£1512.1230
    31/03/09£933£896£36£184£352£1281.7240
    31/03/08£222£190£31£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07*£737£724£13£38£290£510.8180
    31/03/06£582£470£111£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£378£453£-76£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04*£512£512£0£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 25%
    Liabilities/Income: 35%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
    Reserves/Spending: 11.3 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.6
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 22 years

    www.cabad.org.uk

    info@cabad.org.uk

    01535 665258

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Other facilities management and maintenance
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    Where it operates
    • Bradford City,
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 28 employees

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to CABAD (Community Action Bradford & District )
    £2,960 15/10/2021
    Core costs for Infrastructure support
    Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to CABAD (Community Action Bradford & District )
    £2,960 15/10/2021
    Core costs for
    Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Community Action Bradford & District
    £30,000 29/09/2020
    11
    Increase the skills and knowledge in BAME frontline organisations to enable them to successfully apply for grants and contracts
    Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Community Action Bradford & District
    £15,013 24/09/2020
    5
    Grant to Community Action Bradford & District
    National Lottery Community Fund - Central Hall Dividing Wall
    £10,000 14/02/2019
    12
    The funding will be used to improve the access to the community building, making the area a flexible space that can be used for more activities.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (9)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 8/9 persons

    Age Range of Trustees: 54-77
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/01/2002, number: 1090036
    • Registered at Companies House on 06/09/2001, number: 04283003
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment 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
    • 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; AR16: 15 days late, AR15: 31 days late, AR14: 35 days late, AR13: 22 days late, AR11: 36 days late, AR10: 144 days late, AR07: 57 days late, AR05: 23 days late, AR04: 33 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from KEIGHLEY VOLUNTARY SERVICE LTD on 10/03/2020
    Main office

    Community Action Bradford & Distric
    Cardigan House
    Ferncliffe Road
    BINGLEY
    BD16 2TA

    Objectives

    TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND, IN PARTICULAR BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE. TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE: (A) THIRD SECTOR MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. (B) CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. (C) VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    BRADFORD AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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