Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 6

Reasonable growth: +1
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 3

HARROW CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX SERVICE LTD

Citizens advice bureau services for the benefit of those employed or living in the London Borough of Harrow.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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 was lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 27 years

https://www.citizensadviceharrow.org.uk/

admin@citizensadviceharrow.org.uk

08082505705

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£495	£577	£-82	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/22	£581	£508	£73	£0	£588	£588	13.9	25	30
31/03/21	£551	£481	£70	£0	£516	£516	12.9	30	20
31/03/20	£497	£458	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/19	£384	£375	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/18	£410	£349	£61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£428	£337	£91	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£377	£350	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£430	£419	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£466	£389	£77	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£525	£497	£28	£0	£167	£139	3.4	21	0
31/03/12	£491	£479	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£438	£437	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£384	£377	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£381	£394	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£378	£373	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£357	£366	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£332	£347	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£348	£307	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£109	£105	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

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

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Harrow,

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 works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Trust for London	£101,665
DCMS	£69,000
The London Community Foundation	£24,950

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Trust for London - Harrow Citizens Advice Bureau
£4,765	29/09/2022	This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-06.10.2020-8786
Trust for London - Harrow Citizens Advice Bureau
£96,900	03/03/2021	The funding is for a part time specialist social security legal adviser to provide representation for clients and to develop a group of volunteer tribunal representatives.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£69,000	19/08/2020	"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 "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."
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Harrow Citizens Advice Bureau
£24,950	08/07/2020	The funding is for a Coronavirus specific advice line dealing with emergencies in Harrow stemming from the pandemic. This will include immediate crisis advice on issues such as domestic violence and ....more The funding is for a Coronavirus specific advice line dealing with emergencies in Harrow stemming from the pandemic. This will include immediate crisis advice on issues such as domestic violence and destitution. We will also proactively contact those local residents known to be vulnerable/isolated to ensure they are accessing full the range of available local support.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Harrow Citizens Advice Bureau
£100,000	09/06/2016 36	towards three years' continuation funding of a drop in advice service in the London Borough of Harrow
National Lottery Community Fund - Harrow Advising Together (HAT) project
£313,817	19/04/2013 24	This new project managed by Harrow Citizens Advice Bureau (HCAB), aims to modernise the approach to advice and information provision, improve client outcomes and increase resilience for the future.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Harrow Citizens Advice Bureau
£100,000	05/12/2012 36	towards three years' running costs of the Open Door service in the London Borough of Harrow
Dunhill Medical Trust - Bereavement Advice and Support
£9,600	07/06/2011	Advice and support for older people who have recently been bereaved
Nationwide Foundation - Grant to Harrow Citizens Advice Bureau
£5,000	24/01/2011	Salary costs for the worker assisting older people (aged 50+) from the Asian community to maximise their income

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 67-83

DAVID JOHN WOOD Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

IRWIN SPILKA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

MARTIN JOHN HEMMING Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Barrister

PUSHPA LALLOO Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Lawyer

SATYABAN BOSE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired

SASSOON NISSIM DAVID EZEKIEL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

THERESA JANE CHAMBERS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Hospital Administrator

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/02/1997, number: 1060926
Registered at Companies House on 11/08/1995, number: 03090292

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

Main office

4 GAYTON ROAD
HARROW
HA1 2FB

Objectives

THE BUREAU'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF THE BOROUGH OF HARROW AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION , THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HARROW

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