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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

    MAIDSTONE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

    The Charity was established on 1st January 1940 to provide information, advice and assistance to the community of Maidstone Borough and surrounding areas. It employs paid staff and volunteers to provide specialist and generalist advice respectively to clients who access the Bureau.The Charity aims to be a first point of contact for people suffering from all sorts of discrimination.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
    • 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 gender 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£806£781£25£0£350£2924.53028
    31/03/22£806£758£48£0£323£2684.23227
    31/03/21£860£794£66£0£254£1942.93449
    31/03/20£947£836£112£0£188£1792.63350
    31/03/19£669£639£29£0£76£731.42960
    31/03/18£564£560£4£0£47£430.9270
    31/03/17£559£592£-33£0£43£370.8290
    31/03/16£673£695£-22£0£138£851.5320
    31/03/15£599£531£68£6£160£922.1180
    31/03/14£561£582£-21£5£92£751.5140
    31/03/13£569£584£-14£5£113£901.8180
    31/03/12£603£599£4£6£127£941.9190
    31/03/11£649£627£22£5£124£721.4190
    31/03/10£618£572£47£5£102£591.2240
    31/03/09£487£468£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/08£316£315£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/07£303£310£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/06£344£340£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05£317£326£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04£266£274£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/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: 9%
    Liabilities/Income: 4%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
    Reserves/Spending: 4.5 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
    Quick Ratio: 12.4
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 36 years

    www.maidstonecab.org.uk

    0808 2505 704

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    UN SDGs
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    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Practical support, advice & companionship
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Kent,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • 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 Citizens Advice Maidstone
    £121,500 10/03/2022
    36
    towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a Prison Caseworker at a project providing advice and support for prisoners and their families in HMP Maidstone, Kent.
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Citizens Advice Maidstone
    £116,300 12/12/2018
    36
    towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing advice and support to prisoners and their families in HMP Maidstone in Kent
    AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Citizens Advice Maidstone
    £10,000 15/10/2018
    £10,000 towards work to advice and support for foreign national prisoners at HMP Maidstone. Citizens Advice Maidstone provides legal advice to those in the Maidstone area. Funding is towards a free one to one advice and casework service with ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Citizens Advice Maidstone
    £77,800 08/12/2016
    24
    towards two years' running costs of a project providing advice and support to prisoners and their families in HMP Maidstone in Kent
    National Lottery Community Fund - Advice Services Partnership in Maidstone
    £342,189 25/04/2013
    24
    The aim of this new project will see Maidstone CAB (MCAB) lead a five member partnership to work both individually and collectively for the benefit of clients.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (9)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 40-80
    • ANDREW BREEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Business Manager
    • DAVID PARRISH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
    • DIVYA THAPA MAGAR Appointed: 2024
    • IVOR OWEN Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Self Employed
    • JOHN COBBETT Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired
    • JUDITH WOODS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
    • LAURA FRENCH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Local Government Officer
    • PETER STONELY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Law Trainer/Consultant
    • ROBERT BIRD Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired/County Councillor
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/07/1988, number: 299055
    • Registered at Companies House on 23/03/1988, number: 02234220
    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; all on time
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from KENT AND MEDWAY CITIZENS ADVICE on 27/03/2020
    Main office

    Citizen Advice Bureau
    2 Bower Terrace
    MAIDSTONE
    ME16 8RY

    Objectives

    FOR THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF THE TOWN OF MAIDSTONE AND IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    THE TOWN OF MAIDSTONE AND IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREAS

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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