Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

SUDBURY AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 

Our service helps people resolve their money, legal and other problems by providing information and advice and by influencing policy makers. This service is independent and provides free, confidential and impartial advice to everyone regardless of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, age or nationality.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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:

  • 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
Established: 16 years

www.sudburycab.org.uk

office.admin@sudburycab.org.uk

01787321403

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£251£275£-24n/an/an/an/an/a36
31/03/22£285£277£8n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/21£353£264£88n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/20£239£210£30n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/19£174£153£21n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/18£155£161£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£293£289£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£150£134£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£143£124£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£139£124£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£141£129£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£138£127£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£131£134£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£118£103£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£98£87£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 36 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Improved IT Support for Volunteers
£10,000 28/04/2023
The funding will be used to purchase new computers for the citizen’s advice service. The project aims to improve the speed efficiency and quality of advice to people in need to financial support ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Covid Local Support Grant
£3,000 11/05/2021
1
Hardship Funding Round 5.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Citizens Advice Are Here to Help You
£5,000 25/03/2021
11
Staff training around new employment regulations.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Support for Families
£1,000 12/03/2021
Supporting families during Covid.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Grant to Sudbury and District Citizens Advice Bureau
£3,182 11/01/2021
1
To extend the service offered in Bildeston, Hadleigh and East Bergholt areas, supporting GP practices with those who are deprived.
Suffolk Community Foundation - To support referrals from Connect for Health project (Social Prescribing).
£10,000 22/07/2020
12
To support referrals from Connect for Health project (Social Prescribing).
Suffolk Community Foundation - Sudbury & District Citizens Advice COVID 19
£5,000 27/03/2020
12
To enable Citizens Advice staff and volunteers to work from home and support the community. Covid19
Suffolk Community Foundation - Citizens Advice at Hadleigh Health Centre
£31,321 25/11/2019
15
To support Citizens Advice sessions at Hadleigh Health Centre.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Local Volunteers Supporting Local People
£2,981 24/10/2018
11
Towards travel expenses for volunteers
Suffolk Community Foundation - Local Volunteers Supporting Local People
£5,000 17/10/2018
11
Towards travel expenses for volunteers
Suffolk Community Foundation - Energy Crisis Fund
£2,922 24/04/2017
For the CAB Energy Crisis Fund
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Sudbury & District Citizen's Advice Bureau
£15,000 04/12/2014
24
towards two years' running costs of an uutreach service in a rural area of Suffolk, providing regular CAB clinics to meet the needs of local community and access to full CAB services
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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: 39-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/04/2008, number: 1123466
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/01/2007, number: 06051096
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
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

KEYSE HOUSE
ACTON LANE
SUDBURY
CO10 1QN

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY: 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 SUDBURY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE BOROUGH 0F SUDBURY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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