Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 1

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2

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

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 12

THE BASSETLAW CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

General advice in all subjects. Operating from offices in Worksop and Retford. Telephone and webchat advice services for outlying villages.Specialist advice services in personal debt management and welfare rights (includes representation at benefit tribunals).

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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

Established: 17 years

www.bassetlawca.org.uk

advice@bassetlawca.org.uk

01909498894

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		£633	£674	£-41	£0	£557	£345	6.1	34	28
31/03/22		£843	£667	£176	£0	£298	£44	0.8	31	20
31/03/21		£574	£500	£74	£0	£17	£-86	-2.1	22	35
31/03/20		£337	£433	£-97	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	38
31/03/19		£381	£381	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	51
31/03/18		£352	£382	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£384	£348	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£438	£368	£70	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£471	£431	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£449	£384	£65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£479	£441	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£393	£403	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£422	£423	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£459	£377	£82	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£307	£264	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/08?	*	£146	£144	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/09/07	*	£337	£356	£-19	£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: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 62%
Reserves/Spending: 6.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 33.2

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What it does

General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who works here?

34 employees
28 volunteers

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Nottinghamshire,

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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,700	25/09/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Tudor Trust - Grant to Citizens Advice Bureau: Bassetlaw
£80,000	23/02/2017 24	over two years towards the running costs of the North Nottinghamshire Memory Link partnership betwwn the CAB and the Alzheimer's Society
National Lottery Community Fund - Bassetlaw Advice Sector Partnership
£329,832	19/04/2013 36	The aim of this new project is for Bassetlaw Citizens Advice Bureau (BCAB) to improve the access to services for vulnerable clients, in the Bassetlaw District Council (BDC) area with particular ....more The aim of this new project is for Bassetlaw Citizens Advice Bureau (BCAB) to improve the access to services for vulnerable clients, in the Bassetlaw District Council (BDC) area with particular reference to rural areas of disadvantage and deprivation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bassetlaw CAB Relocation Project
£10,000	26/07/2012 12	This is a project by a community organisation in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire. The group will use the funding for refurbish costs to expand the current advice centre to increase the levels of service. ....more This is a project by a community organisation in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire. The group will use the funding for refurbish costs to expand the current advice centre to increase the levels of service. This will develop the capacity of the group to communicate more effectively with beneficiaries and open up opportunities for more volunteers to promote their service.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-82

ARTHUR MICHAEL DEAKIN (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

BARBARA HARRISON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

DAVID ROBERT PRESSLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE ELEEMOSYNARY CHARITY OF MEDLEY STERNE AND WOODHOUSE,

DAWN HICKMAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

GLEN ROBERTS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Unemployed

JIM QUEK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Sel-Employed

KAREN BESTWICK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

MARK HOOPER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

NICOLA SISSONS Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Business Support Assistant

SUE WIGLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/03/2007, number: 1118563
Registered at Companies House on 25/01/2007, number: 06068486

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

17 returns made; AR09: 80 days late, AR08: 197 days late, AR07: 105 days late,

Main office

100-102 Bridge Street
WORKSOP
Nottinghamshire
S80 1HZ

Objectives

The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically: 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 predominantly but not exclusively in the district of Bassetlaw, county of Nottinghamshire and surrounding areas.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BASSETLAW

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