Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 15

CITIZENS ADVICE DONCASTER BOROUGH

Citizens Advice service giving free confidential independent and impartial advice to all who need us. Also working to change unfair policies and practices which affect peple's lives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 7 years

https://www.cadoncasterborough.org/

advice@citizensadvice-doncasterborough.org

01302846745

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	*	£1,092	£911	£182	£0	£677	£622	8.2	39	14
31/03/22		£835	£716	£119	£0	£689	£689	11.5	35	20
31/03/21		£584	£502	£81	£0	£570	£570	13.6	23	23
31/03/20		£484	£502	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/03/19		£499	£564	£-64	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/03/18		£440	£207	£233	£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: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 8.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 5.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Doncaster,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

39 employees
14 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Henry Smith Charity	£175,700
Department for Work and Pensions	£62,460
DCMS	£9,874

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Work and Pensions - CITIZENS ADVICE DONCASTER BOROUGH
£62,460	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,874	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."
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough
£175,700	10/12/2019 36	towards three years' continuation funding of a project providing free advice and support on debt, benefits, housing and employment to people across the Borough of Doncaster

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 32-74

GODSON KATOTO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Law Researcher

HILARY KARPINSKI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Corprate Partnerships Manager

OYENIKE SOGBEIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Call Centre Officer

ANDREW WILLIAM WIGNALL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

CARLY VICTORIA HARLING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Tenancy Sustainability Service Manager

CHRISTINE MARSHALL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teacher

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/08/2017, number: 1174228
Registered at Companies House on 11/07/2017, number: 10860886

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

01/08/2018 - Asset transfer in from NORTH EAST DONCASTER CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
17/04/2019 - Asset transfer in from MEXBOROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR23: 7 days late,

Main office

HOPE Centre
Stainforth Methodist Church
Stainforth
Doncaster
DN7 5NS

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 DONCASTER AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

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