Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +6

WYRE FOREST CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 

To ensure that individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or of the service available to them or through an inability to express their needs effectively. And equally,to exercise a responsible influence on both the development of social policies and services, both locally and nationally.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 28 years

www.wyreforestcab.org.uk

bureau@wyreforestcab.cabnet.org.uk

0156260194

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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
31/03/22£288£276£12n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/21£288£276£12n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/20£234£219£15n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/19£216£205£11n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/18£227£226£2£0£0£0n/a041
31/03/17£226£223£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£243£223£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£249£225£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£247£237£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£281£271£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£281£266£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£257£256£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£260£208£52£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£204£205£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£197£184£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£174£150£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£134£134£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£149£132£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£94£90£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Worcestershire,

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
Henry Smith Charity£204,200
The Clothworkers Foundation£10,000
DCMS£7,306
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Wyre Forest Citizens Advice Bureau
£120,000 07/04/2022
36
towards three years' salary of Training staff and Advice Sessions Supervisors providing support for vulnerable individuals, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Wyre Forest, West Midlands.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Wyre Forest Citizens Advice
£10,000 07/04/2022
refurbishment of building for a charity supporting people with disabilties in Worcestershire
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Wyre Forest Citizens Advice Bureau
£84,200 12/08/2020
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary and on costs of a Welfare Benefits Specialist Caseworker for a project providing face to face independent advice on benefits, debt and housing ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,306 07/07/2020
"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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Wyre Forest Citizens Advice Bureau
£76,000 07/09/2017
36
towards three years' salary of a Welfare Benefits Caseworker to support vulnerable people in Worcestershire
National Lottery Community Fund - Welfare Benefits Advice
£9,960 08/02/2017
12
This group will use the funding to provide benefits advice and support to clients, as well as train current staff on benefit law changes. This will improve their services and support they give to the ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Wyre Forest Citizens Advice Bureau
£28,000 10/08/2012
the salary of a Welfare Benefits Caseworker, training, travel, subscriptions, supervision and associated accommodation costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-73
  • JAY PEDLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Regional Manager
  • VINH DIEP Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/06/1996, number: 1056390
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/05/1996, number: 03205031
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
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

21-23 NEW ROAD
KIDDERMINSTER
DY10 1AF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

Defined Area of Benefit:

WYRE FORSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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