Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

BARNET CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 

TO OFFER FREE, IMPARTIAL, INDEPENDENT AND CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE TO ALL WHO LIVE AND WORK OR STUDY IN BARNET, ENSURING THAT INDIVIDUALS DO NOT SUFFER THROUGH LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM, OR THROUGH INABILITY TO EXPRESS THEIR NEEDS EFFECTIVELY; AND IMPROVE THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT AFFECT PEOPLE'S LIVES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 26 years
(32 years as a company)

www.barnetcab.org.uk

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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
31/03/23£1,144£1,293£-149£0£599£5545.14168
31/03/22£991£1,038£-47£0£711£5826.73249
31/03/21£1,149£1,112£37£0£757£6196.73240
31/03/20*£1,271£1,112£159£0£720£5646.13155
31/03/19£933£882£51£0£561£4946.72673
31/03/18£903£878£25£0£510£4576.2240
31/03/17£963£909£54£0£485£3985.3240
31/03/16£1,065£967£97£0£438£3524.4240
31/03/15£957£941£15£34£340£2833.6180
31/03/14£885£903£-18£30£325£3174.2270
31/03/13£875£847£28£21£343£3655.2200
31/03/12£900£847£53£21£315£3114.4210
31/03/11£855£844£12£27£263£2173.1250
31/03/10£809£730£79£24£279£1592.6260
31/03/09£804£803£2£23£199£1612.4240
31/03/08£874£838£36£24£209£1502.1280
31/03/07*£686£699£-13£18£173£851.5200
31/03/06£573£566£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£494£415£79£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£454£462£-9£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Barnet,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 41 employees
  • 68 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£341,525
Home Office£308,842
City Bridge Trust£296,438
Henry Smith Charity£170,300
DCMS£31,483
Access to Justice Foundation£14,672
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Citizens Advice Barnet
£3,312 21/10/2023
When you're struggling with debt or other problems, it takes its toll on your mental health. We would like to advise more people, so they can find a way forward and feel able to cope.
Trust for London - Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau
£141,900 22/06/2023
The funding is for the salaries and associated project and support costs of an employment solicitor, employment caseworker and OISC level 3 immigration caseworker. This will fund free, specialist ....more
Access to Justice Foundation - Community Justice Fund Wave Three
£14,672 22/11/2022
Wave three of the Community Justice Fund aims to support organisations delivering social welfare advice services to people most impacted by the cost-of-living crisis.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Citizens Advice Barnet
£1,287 22/10/2022
Our aim is to tackle the root causes of food poverty by providing advice to people using food banks.
Trust for London - Citizens Advice Barnet
£9,625 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-04.02.2020-8439
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau
£250,000 03/08/2022
36
£250,000 over five years (£43,500, £46,725, £50,500, £53,225, £56,050) towards a 0.6FTE OISC level 3 immigration caseworker and a 0.4FTE immigration caseworker to be trained to OISC level 3, as ....more
London Legal Support Trust - Centres of Excellence 2021
£10,000 14/12/2021
Long term core funding for specialist free legal advice organisations, along with in-kind help and support with ongoing development. Aiming to support a sustainable and robust specialist advice ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Citizens Advice Barnet
£170,300 07/12/2021
36
towards three years' running costs of the welfare benefits and debt casework at a project providing support and advice for residents in the London Borough of Barnet.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Citizens Advice Barnet
£843 23/10/2021
Our project will make our main office, which is a vital community space, more accessible for those who are deaf or hearing impaired in our community, whether they are clients or volunteers.
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding
£153,297 01/04/2021
This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau
£46,438 28/09/2020
towards the costs of two advisors, sessional therapists and facilitators, volunteer expenses, zoom, translation and workshop refreshments, collaborations costs and recruitment as outlined in your ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£31,483 22/09/2020
"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
Trust for London - Citizens Advice Barnet
£190,000 10/06/2020
36
The funding is for the provision of free, specialist advice, casework and representation on employment and immigration issues. The service will be provided by an expert employment solicitor and ....more
Home Office - BARNET CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU (G)
£155,545 01/04/2020
This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support ....more
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 2019-20
£164,155 01/04/2019
This grants scheme is enabling organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens through information-giving, advice and provision of technology and assistance to help them make ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Citizens Advice Barnet
£2,563 19/11/2018
We want to open an information hub for local people to get advice more easily.
Trust for London - Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau
£122,000 07/06/2017
36
The funding is to support and provide the only local source of free specialist advice, casework and representation on employment and immigration issues. The service will be provided by our expert ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Advice Barnet Law Clinic Project
£333,355 19/04/2013
24
The aim of this new project is to improve access to high quality legal advice; to identify and address commonly encountered legal problems. Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau (BCAB) will achieve this by ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Advice Barnet Project
£299,000 17/05/2012
36
This project aims to increase access to good quality legal advice and information (specifically in welfare benefits, debt, housing and employment) for those people and communities in greatest need ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-70
  • BEN INGBER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • JULIAN SHAW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Development Director
  • KERI LANDAU Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • WENDY ALCOCK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Communications Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/11/1997, number: 1065835
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/07/1991, number: 02627909
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 1 days late, AR07: 2 days late,
Main office

40-44 Church End
LONDON
NW4 4JT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET 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:

LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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