Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE BASINGSTOKE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED 

MEDICAL /HEALTH/SICKNESSDISABILITYRELIEF OF POVERTYACCOMMODATION/HOUSINGECONOMIC/COMMUNITY
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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£357£348£9n/an/an/an/an/a51
31/03/22£436£388£48n/an/an/an/an/a56
31/03/21£417£382£35n/an/an/an/an/a76
31/03/20£422£398£23n/an/an/an/an/a73
31/03/19£391£401£-11n/an/an/an/an/a77
31/03/18£376£390£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£354£347£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£414£367£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£393£374£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£311£298£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£250£254£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£274£271£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£304£291£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£236£228£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£210£203£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£178£148£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£179£171£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£162£170£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£156£154£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£152£151£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 35 years

www.basingstokeandtadleycab.org.uk

Advice@basingstokecab.org.uk

01256322814

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Advice organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
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?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 51 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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,630 17/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Basingstoke Advice Network - Reaching Out
£201,258 19/04/2013
36
The aim of this new project will see Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau (BCAB) lead a three organisation partnership including Tadley Citizens Advice Bureau (TCAB) and Basingstoke Voluntary Services ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 28-71
  • TOJU OGBE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Corporate Communications
  • NEIL BASS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/08/1989, number: 900116
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/06/1989, number: 02390927
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 34 days late,
Main office

THE DISCOVERY CENTRE
19/20 WESTMINSTER HOUSE
POTTERS WALK
BASINGSTOKE
RG21 7LS

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 Basingstoke and Deane and surrounding areas.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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