Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

RUSHMOOR CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX

--to ensure that individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities,--.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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£940£952£-12£0£331£3304.23760
31/03/22£1,085£1,110£-25£0£343£3383.74359
31/03/21£977£950£28£0£368£3524.53865
31/03/20£975£925£50£0£341£2383.135110
31/03/19£815£824£-8£0£291£2223.230100
31/03/18£733£735£-2£0£299£2464270
31/03/17£699£713£-13£0£301£2824.8280
31/03/16£823£796£27£0£314£2664250
31/03/15£646£572£74£23£287£1904150
31/03/14£590£540£50£23£213£1703.8130
31/03/13£586£585£1£20£163£1392.9170
31/03/12£568£545£24£23£97£761.7250
31/03/11£654£666£-12£28£73£430.860
31/03/10£679£706£-27£706£85£731.2260
31/03/09£518£514£4£28£112£681.6240
31/03/08£553£535£18£25£106£641.4220
31/03/07£518£542£-24£24£88£541.2170
31/03/06£484£477£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£454£442£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£404£401£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 31%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 23 years

www.citizensadvicerushmoor.org.uk

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UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£33,333 14/10/2022
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed Forces community. 2) It aims to encourage all parties ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£18,486 09/09/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£94,000 01/04/2017
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes.
National Lottery Community Fund - Advice for the Future
£242,920 19/04/2013
24
The aim of this project is to improve access, to advice and support services. Agencies will collaborate to share resources and to explore new delivery models. Led by Rushmoor CAB, it will introduce a peer education programme, opening new channels of ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Rushmoor CAB
£28,700 29/06/2011
the salary of the Volunteering and Partnership Co-ordinator including staff costs, office and overhead costs - agreed change to salary of Senior Caseworker

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 27-75
  • ANDREW LEVEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • BENJAMIN STONE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Operations Manager
  • DAVID RAINE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant
  • HOLLY COOPER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Hr Manager
  • JASON HALLIDAY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Finance Professional
  • JOHN WOOLLEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • JULIA ROSS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant
  • NEALUM DEHAL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Volunteer
  • UMA INDRAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Financial Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/02/2002, number: 1090669
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/01/2002, number: 04354628
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 12/07/2023, current status: Small charity
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 87 days late,
Main office

Civic Offices
Farnborough Road
Farnborough
Hants
GU14 7JU

Objectives

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 RUSHMOOR AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Defined Area of Benefit:

RUSHMOOR AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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