Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +4

STAFFORDSHIRE SOUTH WEST CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 

To provide advice, assistance and support to individuals and social policy comment in the county of Staffordshire and wider area
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
Established: 11 years

www.staffswcab.org.uk

general@citizensadvicessw.org.uk

01785283472

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£1,299£1,235£63£0£686£6075.94339
31/03/22£1,227£1,178£49£0£623£58464421
31/03/21£1,310£1,179£131£0£574£5355.43521
31/03/20£1,276£1,153£123£0£443£4314.53770
31/03/19£918£892£25£0£319£3114.24080
31/03/18£790£808£-18£0£294£2884.3260
31/03/17£1,234£1,254£-21£0£364£2922.8310
31/03/16£1,472£1,448£24£0£393£3232.7280
31/03/15£1,228£1,165£63£15£378£2953270
31/03/14£843£824£19£12£320£2693.9220

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 5.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 43 employees
  • 39 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire West & Chester, Staffordshire,

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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Citizens Advice Staffordshire South West
£178,000 10/02/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a project providing advice and support for people with enduring mental health issues in Staffordshire.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Citizens Advice Staffordshire South West
£176,300 12/09/2018
36
towards three years' salaries of two Mental Health Caseworkers at a project providing advice and support for people with enduring mental health issues in Staffordshire
National Lottery Community Fund - The Advice Exchange
£295,840 19/04/2013
24
The aim of this new project will see Staffordshire South West Citizens Advice Bureau (SSWCAB) become the lead of a five organisation partnership to deliver a pilot integrated advice service, accessed ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/02/2013, number: 1150796
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/10/2012, number: 08261002
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU on 26/04/2019
Main office

1A St. Marys Place
STAFFORD
ST16 2AR

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 SOUTH WEST STAFFORDSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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