Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

SCUNTHORPE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

free, independent, impartial advice, information and advocacy on any subject raised by the general public
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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£1,808£1,689£119£0£546£4173181
31/03/22£1,467£1,308£159£0£427£2552.3161
31/03/21£838£716£122£0£267£1873.1121
31/03/20£224£203£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£245£372£-127n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£426£398£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£401£401£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£492£458£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£527£489£38£2£189£1694.2160
31/03/14£394£338£57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£264£249£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£220£227£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£253£255£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£273£281£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£193£217£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£225£179£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£178£163£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£130£72£59n/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: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 76%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 6.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 19 years
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UN SDGs
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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
  • Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • 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
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - CAB North Lincolnshire Covid Project
£5,000 01/06/2020
General advice service focusing on employment and benefits entitlement
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - CAB North Lincolnshire Covid Project
£5,000 01/06/2020
General advice service focusing on employment and benefits entitlement
National Lottery Community Fund - Advice North Lincolnshire
£349,168 25/04/2013
25
The project aims to develop collaborative working across local advice service organisations. It will provide increased advice support to people impacted by changes to the welfare system, local authority cuts, and those facing redundancy, debt and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Debt Advice
£302,726 17/10/2012
60
This project will work with people with poor physical and mental health due to serious financial difficulties. A project worker will assess beneficiaries to establish the best help for them. This may include providing them with budgeting packs, or ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-81
  • KOWSILLA STONES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant
  • LINDEN GILLILAND KING Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Trustee
  • LYNEE HOWLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Hr Business Patner North Lincolnshire Council
  • MADELEINE KEYWORTH Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired
  • MX CAMERON CLACK Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Fast Stream Leadership Development Scheme
  • RICHARD MASON Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Solicitor
  • RACHEL JOHNSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Strategy And Transformation Manager
  • STEVEN HEPWORTH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • WILLIAM HOLROYD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Programme Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/06/2005, number: 1110205
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/05/2005, number: 05446797
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR08: 118 days late, AR07: 21 days late, AR06: 191 days late,
Main office

THE WILSON CENTRE
ALFRED GELDER STREET
HULL
HU1 2AG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN (NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE) AND SURROUNDING AREAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND SICKNESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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