Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

CLACKMANNANSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
Established: 44 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £269,030 £321,136 £421,110 £507,052 £494,904
Donations & Legacies £149,349 £56,238 £145,194 £127,830 £194,373
Other Income £197 £465 £340 £2,885 £1,845
Investment Income
Total income £418,576 £377,839 £566,644 £637,767 £709,081 £691,122
Charitable activities spending £311,535 £357,613 £469,784 £617,263 £652,086
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £311,535 £357,613 £469,784 £617,263 £590,410 £652,086
Surplus/deficit £107,041 £20,226 £96,860 £20,504 £118,671 £39,036
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Clackmannanshire
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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 Clackmannanshire Citizens Advice Bureau
£104,000 09/06/2021
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a Welfare Officer to provide support for those in need of community advice regarding welfare, debt, housing concerns, and consumer issues in ....more
Scottish Government - Clackmannanshire Citizens Advice Bureau Limited
£17,271 17/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Clackmannanshire Citizens Advice Bureau Limited
£2,000 05/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Clackmannanshire Citizens Advice Bureau
£83,800 07/12/2017
36
towards three years' salary of a Welfare Officer to provide support for those in need of advice regarding welfare, debt, housing concerns, and consumer issues in Alloa
Robertson Trust - Volunteer Development Project
£34,500 30/06/2016
Volunteer Development Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Directors: 39-70
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 18/03/1980, number: SC001839
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/12/2014, number: SC493971
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Glebe Hall, Burgh Mews, Alloa, FK10 1HS

Objectives

The company's objects are to promote any charitable purposes for the public benefit CLACKMANNANSHIRE (“the area of local benefit”) and elsewhere, by: a) The advancement of education i) by providing clients with information, clarification and understanding of legislation and their legal rights and responsibilities b) The relief of those in need by assessing clients entitlement to welfare benefits, by providing assistance in claiming benefits and by assisting them to appeal against refusal to benefits and by doing so ensure they do not suffer from poverty. c) The advancement of civil and human rights i) by ensuring that people do not suffer through ignorance of their civil and human rights and by taking such actions as are intended to redress the situation and redress wrongs and restore justice. d) Advancement of health i) by providing a comprehensive advice service which deals with all aspects of clients problems and alleviates the injury, stress and anxiety caused by unsolved problems. e) Advancement of community development i) by recruiting, training and developing local citizens to be volunteers in and for the Citizens Advice Bureau who in turn assist members of the public in their community and in doing so contribute to the development of their community. poverty,sickness and distress.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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