Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

ASHFORD BOROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE

The bureau provides an independant and confidential information, advice and support service to citizens of all ages and backgrounds on a wide range of issues ranging from debt, benefits, employment, consumer, relationships, legal, housing and many others. We help citizens deal with their problems by providing information that enables them to make the right decisions for themselves.

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 gender 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
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 28 years

www.ashfordadvice.org

ashfordadvice@gmail.com

01233626185

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£214	£232	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/22		£358	£250	£108	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21		£299	£222	£77	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	26
31/03/20	*	£250	£252	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	29
31/03/19		£210	£251	£-40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/18		£279	£308	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£208	£311	£-103	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£284	£291	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£281	£290	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£258	£303	£-45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£263	£267	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£225	£213	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£252	£176	£76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£267	£198	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£199	£172	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£182	£167	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£183	£155	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£154	£151	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£136	£132	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£174	£135	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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
£9,500	03/09/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£15,000	24/08/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ashford Borough Citizens Advice
£90,000	12/12/2018 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing housing, debt and benefits advice for disadvantaged individuals in Kent

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-82

BRIAN FOX Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

DENIS PALMER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

MIKE CICCONE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

ALINE HICKS (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

DEIDRE THOM Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Retired

EMILY BIRCHMORE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Charter Management Accountant

MUHAMMED SHAFI KHAN Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: ASHFORD MUSLIM ASSOCIATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/09/1996, number: 1058302
Registered at Companies House on 28/08/1996, number: 03242709

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR06: 1 days late,

Main office

Seabrooke House
Church Road
Ashford
TN23 1RD

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 ASHFORD BOROUGH AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

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