Overall GiG Score: -26 ?
Finance Score: -18
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 0
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Dormant: -10
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified

COUNCIL FOR INFORMATION ON TRANQUILLISERS, ANTIDEPRESSANTS & PAINKILLERS 

CITA offers support and advice to those and their families withdrawing from Benzodiazepine Tranqullisers and/or Antidepressants. CITA also offers information and guidance to health professions. Not only do we operate locally and nationally, we also act as an international resource.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £0
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 37 years

CITA@BTINTERNET.COM

01514749626

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant

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
31/12/16£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/15*£6£7£-1£0£0£0n/a02
31/12/14*£30£45£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£38£53£-15£0£0£0n/a05
31/12/12£86£81£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£105£88£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£102£106£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09*£115£123£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£119£122£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£126£135£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£135£127£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£156£140£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£124£132£-7£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: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: NAN months
Net Current Assets/Spending: NAN months
Quick Ratio: NAN
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire, Liverpool City, Manchester City, Sefton, Wigan,

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
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to CITA
£49,000 28/09/2015
24
Towards the cost of Charity IT Association (CITA) working to further develop and pilot Tech Surgery and the Virtual IT Director concept, the aim being to improve the capacity of charities to plan, ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/10/1987, number: 519334
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR15: 133 days late, AR14: 450 days late, AR09: 26 days late, AR07: 138 days late, AR06: 100 days late, AR05: 106 days late, AR04: 90 days late,
Main office

C/O MR DAVID SHARPLES ADMINISTRATOR
3-11 MERSEY VIEW
LIVERPOOL
L22 6QA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO PREVENT THE MISUSE AND/OR ADDICTION TO DRUGS, IN PARTICULAR TRANQUILLISING DRUGS, BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REHABILITATION OF PERSONS SUFFERING AS A RESULT OF MISUSE OR ADDICTION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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