Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 13

MAIDSTONE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

The Charity was established on 1st January 1940 to provide information, advice and assistance to the community of Maidstone Borough and surrounding areas. It employs paid staff and volunteers to provide specialist and generalist advice respectively to clients who access the Bureau.The Charity aims to be a first point of contact for people suffering from all sorts of discrimination.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 36 years

www.maidstonecab.org.uk

0808 2505 704

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£806	£781	£25	£0	£350	£292	4.5	30	28
31/03/22	£806	£758	£48	£0	£323	£268	4.2	32	27
31/03/21	£860	£794	£66	£0	£254	£194	2.9	34	49
31/03/20	£947	£836	£112	£0	£188	£179	2.6	33	50
31/03/19	£669	£639	£29	£0	£76	£73	1.4	29	60
31/03/18	£564	£560	£4	£0	£47	£43	0.9	27	0
31/03/17	£559	£592	£-33	£0	£43	£37	0.8	29	0
31/03/16	£673	£695	£-22	£0	£138	£85	1.5	32	0
31/03/15	£599	£531	£68	£6	£160	£92	2.1	18	0
31/03/14	£561	£582	£-21	£5	£92	£75	1.5	14	0
31/03/13	£569	£584	£-14	£5	£113	£90	1.8	18	0
31/03/12	£603	£599	£4	£6	£127	£94	1.9	19	0
31/03/11	£649	£627	£22	£5	£124	£72	1.4	19	0
31/03/10	£618	£572	£47	£5	£102	£59	1.2	24	0
31/03/09	£487	£468	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£316	£315	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£303	£310	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£344	£340	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£317	£326	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£266	£274	£-9	£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: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 4.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 12.4

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What it does

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who works here?

30 employees
28 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

Kent,

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 Maidstone
£121,500	10/03/2022 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a Prison Caseworker at a project providing advice and support for prisoners and their families in HMP Maidstone, Kent.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Citizens Advice Maidstone
£116,300	12/12/2018 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing advice and support to prisoners and their families in HMP Maidstone in Kent
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Citizens Advice Maidstone
£10,000	15/10/2018	£10,000 towards work to advice and support for foreign national prisoners at HMP Maidstone. Citizens Advice Maidstone provides legal advice to those in the Maidstone area. Funding is towards a free ....more £10,000 towards work to advice and support for foreign national prisoners at HMP Maidstone. Citizens Advice Maidstone provides legal advice to those in the Maidstone area. Funding is towards a free one to one advice and casework service with foreign national prisoners at HMP Maidstone.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Citizens Advice Maidstone
£77,800	08/12/2016 24	towards two years' running costs of a project providing advice and support to prisoners and their families in HMP Maidstone in Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - Advice Services Partnership in Maidstone
£342,189	25/04/2013 24	The aim of this new project will see Maidstone CAB (MCAB) lead a five member partnership to work both individually and collectively for the benefit of clients.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-79

ANDREW BREEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Business Manager

DAVID PARRISH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

DIVYA THAPA MAGAR Appointed: 2024

IVOR OWEN Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Self Employed

JOHN COBBETT Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired

JUDITH WOODS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

LAURA MASON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Local Government Officer

PAUL HARPER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Manager

PETER STONELY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Law Trainer/Consultant

ROBERT BIRD Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired/County Councillor

SHUBHARATAN BONNY MALHOTRA (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/07/1988, number: 299055
Registered at Companies House on 23/03/1988, number: 02234220

Gift Aid

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

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from KENT AND MEDWAY CITIZENS ADVICE on 27/03/2020

Main office

Citizen Advice Bureau
2 Bower Terrace
MAIDSTONE
ME16 8RY

Objectives

FOR THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF THE TOWN OF MAIDSTONE AND IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE TOWN OF MAIDSTONE AND IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREAS

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