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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 4
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

SWINDON AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

The provision of a generalist advice service and specialist casework to the communities of Swindon and District.
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

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£817£737£80£0£635£2333.82945
31/03/22£717£591£126£64£555£4128.42640
31/03/21*£678£653£25£0£429£2795.12245
31/03/20*£656£669£-13£0£404£27852780
31/03/19£630£654£-24£0£417£2985.528122
31/03/18£636£631£4£0£441£2825.4300
31/03/17£636£591£45£2£437£2835.8250
31/03/16£619£627£-8£0£392£2394.6200
31/03/15£708£612£96£13£400£2354.6200
31/03/14*£580£553£27£14£304£1593.5170
31/03/13£471£496£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£502£494£8£14£303£1042.5170
31/03/11*£526£517£10£13£295£681.6170
31/03/10*£575£441£134£12£285£601.6120
31/03/09£364£339£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£394£334£61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£354£328£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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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: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 37%
Reserves/Spending: 3.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years
(23 years as a company)

www.citizensadviceswindon.org.uk

bureau.swindoncab@cabnet.org.uk

01793402110

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Swindon, Wiltshire,
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
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Surviving Winter 2022-23
£29,972 21/10/2022
Benefit advice for older people and those who are vulnerable due to a health conditions or disability
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Surviving Winter
£4,388 10/03/2022
Benefit advice for older people and those with physical difficulties during winter period.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Surviving Winter
£7,496 14/10/2021
Benefit advice for older people and those with physical difficulties during winter period.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Winter Benefits Take up
£7,490 23/10/2020
Benefit advice for older people and those with physical difficulties during winter period.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Swindon Citizens Advice
£2,925 24/04/2020
To purchase laptops to enable volunteer advisors to work from home
National Lottery Community Fund - Swindon Advice Services - A New Beginning ...
£287,775 19/04/2013
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The aim of this new project is to develop a strategic social welfare advice partnership for the Borough of Swindon which will effectively serve the advice needs of the community. Swindon Citizens Advice Bureau (SCAB) will introduce a common method ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-69
  • ANNE MARGARET BENNETT (Chair) Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Case Worker
  • CHRISTOPHER GANNICOT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Accountant
  • DAVID LANGLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • JAGINDER BASSI SINGH Appointed: 2023
  • MATTHEW BOX Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director
  • PHILIP GILVIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • SIMON WARREN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/07/2006, number: 1115564
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/01/2001, number: 04141854
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR21: 37 days late, AR20: 5 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR12: 14 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 1 days late,
Main office

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
sanford house
sanford street
swindon
SN1 1QH

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE 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 SWINDON AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SWINDON AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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