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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

CANNOCK CHASE ADVICE CENTRE

The Centre is in a deprived ex - mining area and that it helps in filling complicated forms and general help to the unemployed of the area. The Charity helps the population of Cannock Chase and the surrounding districts
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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*£14£14£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£25£15£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£31£15£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£11£15£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£11£13£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£11£15£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£11£9£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£11£9£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£11£12£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£12£10£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£11£7£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£13£5£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£10£4£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£4£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£7£3£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£5£8£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 27 years

cac23@tiscali.co.uk

01543 578217

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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
The MSE Charity - Grant to Cannock Chase Advice Centre
£4,500 15/11/2020
Into The Future - supporting debt management coaching and money management courses
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,300 06/10/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

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

  • CAROL HODSON Appointed: 2024
  • HYRA SUTTON Appointed: 2021
  • JACQUIE PRESTWOOD Appointed: 2024
  • LYN FRANKLIN Appointed: 2024
  • MAUREEN FREEMAN Appointed: 2024
  • PETER KRUSKONJIC Appointed: 2021
  • SUSAN SEARLE Appointed: 2021
  • SHEILA CARTWRIGHT Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/06/1997, number: 1063030
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 146 days late, AR22: 22 days late, AR20: 1 days late, AR08: 34 days late,
Main office

23 Park Road
CANNOCK
WS11 1JN

Objectives

A) TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES FROM THEIR OWN RESOURCES.B) TO ADVANCE OR ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS.C) IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATIONAL OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES, BEING PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR POVERTY OR THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.D) ALSO THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF CANNOCK CHASE BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE AREA OF CANNOCK CHASE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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