Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

    PEMBROKESHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 

    The Bureau provides a professional, free, confidential information and advice service to its clients. Its objectives are to provide easier and faster access to quality service and information; to develop the Citizens Advice Bureau network and new initiatives in advice work; to highlight social policy issues.
    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 and dynamic in terms of composition
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • Over half the Board have joined recently
    Established: 16 years

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    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£605£543£61£0£230£2044.52211
    31/03/22£578£566£12£0£168£1443.12512
    31/03/21£537£552£-15£0£157£1393242
    31/03/20£439£488£-49n/an/an/an/an/a25
    31/03/19£388£408£-20n/an/an/an/an/a35
    31/03/18£388£411£-23£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£468£476£-7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£553£511£43£0£270£2485.8250
    31/03/15£404£409£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£372£335£37£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£414£335£80£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£335£332£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£295£307£-12£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£270£272£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£374£247£127£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 21%
    Liabilities/Income: 10%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
    Reserves/Spending: 4.5 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
    Quick Ratio: 3.3
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 22 employees
    • 11 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
    Department for Work and Pensions - TAPTON CAPITAL LIMITED
    £5,352 01/04/2022
    The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
    Department for Work and Pensions - STUDIO WHITE LIMITED
    £3,133 01/04/2022
    The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
    Department for Work and Pensions - TAPTON CAPITAL
    £2,511 01/04/2021
    The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
    Department for Work and Pensions - TAPTON CAPITAL LIMITED
    £1,500 01/04/2021
    The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
    Department for Work and Pensions - ALB - MaPS - Welsh Fincap Fora
    £8,585 01/04/2019
    financial capacity Forum
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Pembrokeshire Citizens Advice Bureau
    £176,200 13/06/2018
    36
    towards three years' salaries of a Caseworker, Adviser and Administrator at a project providing outreach advice services for people with mental health issues in Pembrokeshire
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Pembrokeshire CAB
    £15,100 28/02/2013
    The employment of a part time Training and Development Officer. The post holder will support and train volunteers within Pembrokeshire, which will include individuals that have faced barriers to ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Recession Community Financial Literacy Project
    £49,897 11/03/2010
    24
    The project, based in Pembroke Dock, will deliver money and debt advice plus financial literacy sessions in Communities First areas in Pembrokeshire.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 41-77
    • ROBERT WHITE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/12/2007, number: 1121804
    • Registered at Companies House on 03/09/2007, number: 06359417
    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
    15 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Citizens Advice Pembrokeshire
    38 Meyrick Street
    PEMBROKE DOCK
    Dyfed
    SA72 6UT

    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 Wales (the area of benefit)

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    PEMBROKESHIRE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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