Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 5

Accounts overdue -5
Reasonable growth: +1

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -2

CITIZENS ADVICE ROSSENDALE & HYNDBURN LTD

The provision of advice and information services to anyone in need of such services. The Charity's objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in Hyndburn and surrounding areas in East Lancashire by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
31/03/22		£554	£563	£-9	£0	£227	£226	4.8	20	20
31/03/21		£582	£506	£76	£0	£236	£222	5.3	21	23
31/03/20		£457	£436	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
31/03/19		£417	£411	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/18		£388	£394	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	38
31/03/17		£361	£336	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£281	£263	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£117	£115	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£261	£248	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£239	£213	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£151	£162	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£196	£200	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£204	£222	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£193	£203	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£244	£213	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£206	£121	£85	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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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: 32%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 19 years
(21 years as a company)

www.carh.org.uk

advice@carh.org.uk

0808 278 7975

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Advice organisations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Lancashire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

20 employees
20 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Esmee Fairbairn	£24,517
The MSE Charity	£4,952
Tudor Trust	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The MSE Charity - Grant to Citizens Advice Rossendale & Hyndburn
£4,952	15/09/2022	Cost of Living Crisis Support - Funding an experienced debt advisor for 15 hours a week for 6 months to provide crisis and advocacy support to around 88 beneficiaries who are experiencing debt and ....more Cost of Living Crisis Support - Funding an experienced debt advisor for 15 hours a week for 6 months to provide crisis and advocacy support to around 88 beneficiaries who are experiencing debt and money management issues.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to CITIZENS ADVICE ROSSENDALE AND HYNDBURN
£24,517	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Tudor Trust - Grant to Citizens Advice Bureau: Rossendale & Hyndburn
£2,000	12/03/2020	as a staff grant to contribute to a welfare fund for CAB clients
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	18/10/2018	Access to Advice & Support
Tudor Trust - Grant to Citizens Advice Bureau: Rossendale & Hyndburn
£90,000	17/07/2017 36	over three years as continuation funding towards the salary costs of a Preventative Services Coordinator, advising vulnerable clients with the aim of preventing sanctions in the pilot and wider roll ....more over three years as continuation funding towards the salary costs of a Preventative Services Coordinator, advising vulnerable clients with the aim of preventing sanctions in the pilot and wider roll out of Universal Credit
National Lottery Community Fund - Shared Community Resource and Digital Inclusion Centre
£8,610	03/05/2017 12	The funding will be used to set up and equip a digital inclusion centre for the local community to do job searches, benefit claims, housing applications and participate in IT training and support ....more The funding will be used to set up and equip a digital inclusion centre for the local community to do job searches, benefit claims, housing applications and participate in IT training and support sessions. The project aims to improve access to IT, increase digital skills and improve employment prospects.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to CITIZENS ADVICE ROSSENDALE AND HYNDBURN
£147,007	04/04/2017 36	Towards a project to address poor decision making with regard to benefits sanctions and work requirements that adversely affect vulnerable people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Rossendale Crisis Support
£379,471	16/02/2017 52	Rossendale Crisis Support
National Lottery Community Fund - Hyndburn Advice Network
£294,365	19/04/2013 24	The aim of this new project will see Hyndburn CAB (HCAB) the lead of a partnership of 6 organisations develop a collaboration of the main not for profit advice providers in Hyndburn to create a ....more The aim of this new project will see Hyndburn CAB (HCAB) the lead of a partnership of 6 organisations develop a collaboration of the main not for profit advice providers in Hyndburn to create a development plan, a bespoke website, provide specialist telephone support and specialist training for partners, install 6 touch screen information kiosks, provide access to interpreters/signers and increase access to preventative work such as Financial Capability training in the most deprived wards of Hyndburn.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 62-79

ANN MCINTYRE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

HUGH SOMERVILLE MCGINN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Finance, Other trusteeship: Citizens Advice East Lancashire,

JOHN MARTIN BLACKBURN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: Citizens Advice East Lancashire,

JOHN NICHOLAS PILLING (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: Citizens Advice East Lancashire,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/08/2005, number: 1110853
Registered at Companies House on 24/10/2002, number: 04572959

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR07: 241 days late,

Main office

NEW ERA CENTRE
PARADISE STREET
ACCRINGTON
BB5 1PB

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN HYNDBURN AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN EAST LANCASHIRE (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

Defined Area of Benefit:

HYNDBURN AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN EAST LANCASHIRE

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