Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 17

UTTLESFORD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

The Charity has established and conducts Citizens Advice Bureau in Saffron Walden and Great Dunmow to provide a free confidential and impartial service of advice, information and counsel for the public. It also provides an outreach advice service from premises in Thaxted and Stansted

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

Established: 24 years

www.uttlesfordca.org.uk

help@uttlesfordca.org.uk

01799618840

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		£329	£332	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	77
31/03/22		£430	£426	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	72
31/03/21		£368	£332	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	68
31/03/20	*	£262	£266	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	72
31/03/19		£241	£249	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	72
31/03/18		£253	£236	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£253	£236	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£266	£241	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£236	£191	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£238	£211	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£176	£157	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£180	£153	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£153	£146	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£153	£141	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£128	£126	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£120	£125	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£131	£126	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£98	£106	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£126	£118	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£100	£113	£-13	£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
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
77 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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Citizens Advice Bureau - Uttlesford
£30,000	30/09/2021 36	towards the salary of a disability benefits specialists who coordinates an advice service for severely disabled people in Uttlesford, over three years
Essex Community Foundation - Disability Benefits Home Visit Project
£2,500	14/05/2020 11	towards the salary of a disability benefits specialist who coordinates a home visit service for severely disabled people in Uttlesford
National Lottery Community Fund - Citizens Advice in Great Dunmow
£9,386	11/02/2020 10	The organisation will use the funding to help renovate the space and provide extra room for people accessing the services. This will help the public get better access to support and advice services.
Essex Community Foundation - Disability Benefits Home Visit Project
£10,000	02/05/2019 11	To continue a home visiting service offering benefit and other advice to people with a disability
Essex Community Foundation - Disability benefits home visit project
£10,000	20/11/2017 11	To continue and develop a home visiting project offering benefit and other advice to the disabled
Essex Community Foundation - Disability Benefits Home Visit Project
£7,000	27/01/2017 11	Towards employment of a specialist adviser providing support to people living with disabilities to access benefit in Uttlesford
National Lottery Community Fund - Uttlesford Advice Network (UAN)
£107,876	25/04/2013 24	The aim of this new project is to galvanise partnership working and find economies of scale in the district by facilitating the joint use of specialist advice resources, volunteer home visitor ....more The aim of this new project is to galvanise partnership working and find economies of scale in the district by facilitating the joint use of specialist advice resources, volunteer home visitor capacity, office space and video conferencing facilities. The project will deliver a web-based referral system for advice partners to better serve statutory and non-statutory 'referral partners'.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-70

JESSICA SARAH GARNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Principal Advisor Eastern Ahsn

KATY HANKS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

KEVIN BARTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Management Accountant

CHLOE FIDDY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Project Manager

JOHN DAVID STARR Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Youth Worker

LUCY BIRD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Hr Director

MARK BENFOLD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Operations Manager

MARY TERESA STENSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: CITIZENS ADVICE ESSEX LIMITED,

RICHARD ANDREW ARMITAGE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor

TONY POOLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: SOPHIE'S FUND UTTLESFORD,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/11/1999, number: 1078222
Registered at Companies House on 14/05/1999, number: 03771142

Gift Aid

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: 19 days late,

Main office

UTTLESFORD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
BARNARDS YARD
SAFFRON WALDEN
CB11 4EB

Objectives

THE BUREAU IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF ESSEX, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE AND SUFFOLK BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ESSEX, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE AND SUFFOLK

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