Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 2

Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 12

CITIZENS ADVICE BRAINTREE & SOUTH ESSEX LIMITED

To provide free, impartial and confidential advice and information to our clients on a range of issues that may include debt, welfare benefits, housing, employment, health and relationships.

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
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:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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		£1,050	£1,142	£-92	£0	£456	£433	4.6	44	93
31/03/22		£1,195	£1,114	£81	£0	£558	£505	5.4	38	110
31/03/21		£999	£956	£43	£0	£444	£417	5.2	35	100
31/03/20		£856	£898	£-43	£0	£401	£401	5.4	35	157
31/03/19		£587	£587	£0	£0	£295	£295	6	21	87
31/03/18		£413	£420	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£303	£342	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£412	£352	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£382	£375	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£349	£326	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£287	£278	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£302	£309	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£418	£507	£-89	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£472	£451	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£482	£451	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£407	£426	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£552	£309	£244	£309	£0	£0	n/a	15	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: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 4.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 18 years

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/local/south

info@citizensadvicesouthessex.org

01277358081

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Advice organisations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Essex, Thurrock,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

44 employees
93 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Citizens Advice Bureau - South Essex Ltd
£14,256	24/04/2020	purchase of additional technology to support remote working of the staff and volunteers as they respond to the COVID19 pandemic
Essex Community Foundation - Volunteer Recruitment Campaign
£4,940	02/03/2020 11	To cover the employment costs of a new part time Volunteer Recruitment Manager to cover Basildon
Essex Community Foundation - Basildon Borough Pavement to Home Project
£9,993	08/11/2016 4	To pilot a pop up winter homeless night shelter in Basildon
National Lottery Community Fund - Fusion Advice Basildon (FAB)
£302,872	19/04/2013 36	The aim of the Fusion Advice Basildon (FAB) project led by Basildon Citizen's Advice Bureau is to train additional volunteers and to create teams of specialist advisers representing debt, welfare ....more The aim of the Fusion Advice Basildon (FAB) project led by Basildon Citizen's Advice Bureau is to train additional volunteers and to create teams of specialist advisers representing debt, welfare benefits, housing and employment. It will also enable the smaller advice providers to become involved in the joint delivery process and share the pool of resources and learning and cascade knowledge across Basildon to all providers of advice and information services.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to CAB - Basildon
£32,100	29/06/2011	the costs of the BME Financial Capability Outreach Project including salaries, project and premises costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 41-80

MADALEINE TAMA BINNING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

OLUWATOYIN BOLANLE ODUNLAMI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Manager

JAYNE ANITA AINSWORTH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JOHN WILLIAM GERALD EVANS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

TAMASIN ANNE CURTIS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor

BRETT SAINTY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chief Executive

MARK FENN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Digital Entrepreneur

RICHARD RACKHAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Assistant Director Governance And Resilience At Nh

STUART ROBERT FREEL (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Education Consultant

THOMAS FRANCIS HARRISON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

DEREK WOTTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: 'SIGNALS' ESSEX MEDIA CENTRE LTD, BRAINTREE HALSTEAD AND WITHAM CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU,

LYNN TALBOT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeship: BRAINTREE HALSTEAD AND WITHAM CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU,

WILLIAM JONES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: BRAINTREE HALSTEAD AND WITHAM CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/03/2006, number: 1113231
Registered at Companies House on 19/10/2005, number: 05596895

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

06/03/2020 - Asset transfer in from ROCHFORD AND RAYLEIGH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED
15/10/2020 - Asset transfer in from BRENTWOOD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
23/02/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE ROTARY CLUB OF BRENTWOOD BREAKFAST TRUST FUND

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR08: 0 days late, AR07: 132 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ROCHFORD AND RAYLEIGH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED on 06/03/2020
Asset transfer in from BRENTWOOD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU on 15/10/2020
Asset transfer in from THE ROTARY CLUB OF BRENTWOOD BREAKFAST TRUST FUND on 23/02/2023

Main office

Citizens Advice
The Basildon Centre
St. Martins Square
BASILDON
Essex
SS14 1DL

Objectives

The Charity's objects are 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 local authority areas of Basildon, Brentwood, Castle Point, Rochford, Thurrock and surrounding areas.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BASILDON, BRENTWOOD, CASTLE POINT, ROCHFORD, THURROCK AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

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