Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Excess liquidity: -1

Good trustee age range: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 2

BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

The Citizen's Advice service works to fulfil two aims:to provide the advice people need for the problems they faceand equallyto improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives Brighton and Hove CAB works towards these aims by providing a free, independent, impartial and confidential advice service on any subject.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end

Established: 21 years
(24 years as a company)

www.cabrightonhove.org

joanne.carden@cabrightonhove.org

08082 787815

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		£669	£653	£16	£0	£948	£943	17.3	20	60
31/03/22		£801	£812	£-12	£0	£656	£648	9.6	16	55
31/03/21		£730	£739	£-9	£0	£424	£407	6.6	12	36
31/03/20		£459	£434	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	59
31/03/19		£488	£459	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	49
31/03/18		£403	£400	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£742	£778	£-37	£0	£119	£80	1.2	15	0
31/03/16		£753	£724	£29	£0	£122	£47	0.8	16	0
31/03/15		£491	£500	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£376	£328	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£362	£311	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£361	£327	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£381	£236	£145	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£422	£363	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£351	£322	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£358	£351	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£366	£371	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£492	£566	£-74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£520	£557	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£519	£510	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 39%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 17.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

20 employees
60 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Brighton and Hove Advice Services Development Project
£325,730	25/04/2013 36	The aim of this new project is to maximise and develop the provision of advice in the Brighton and Hove area. It will develop this in five core areas: user access and involvement, service ....more The aim of this new project is to maximise and develop the provision of advice in the Brighton and Hove area. It will develop this in five core areas: user access and involvement, service development, business development, quality, and impact and influence.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Brighton and Hove Citizens Advice Bureau
£28,000	17/08/2012	the salaries of the Advice Session Supervisor, the Guidance Tutor and the Director, promotion/marketing and premises costs
Nationwide Foundation - Grant to Brighton and Hove CAB
£5,000	14/06/2012	This grant will be used to deliver tailored money and housing training to older people in day centres and older people's clubs. Training topics will include internet/telephone banking, risky ....more This grant will be used to deliver tailored money and housing training to older people in day centres and older people's clubs. Training topics will include internet/telephone banking, risky borrowing methods, scams to be aware of and fuel poverty.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-70

FRANCES HARRISON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Poilcy Consultant

GEORGE LONGFOOT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Operations Director

HARRIET GAMPER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Public Policy Professional

MARK CLARK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: ACTION FOR DEAFNESS,

MARK GREEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Mediator

NIGEL MEAGER (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

SIMON BLAKENEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/11/2002, number: 1094620
Registered at Companies House on 24/06/1999, number: 03794933

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; AR08: 13 days late, AR05: 147 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Tisbury Road
Hove Town Hall
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 3BQ

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 BRIGHTON & HOVE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRIGHTON & HOVE AND SURROUNDING AREA

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