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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

CAITHNESS CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending


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Established: 42 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 £263,259 £240,787 £372,211 £397,979
Donations & Legacies £1,990 £6,138 £2,625 £2,569
Other Income
Investment Income £100 £372 £24 £1,341
Total income £269,381 £236,827 £251,558 £376,734 £284,905 £401,889
Charitable activities spending £220,218 £329,762 £329,954 £359,213
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £220,218 £265,953 £329,762 £329,954 £328,408 £359,213
Surplus/deficit £49,163 -£29,126 -£78,204 £46,780 -£43,503 £42,676
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Highland
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Citizens Advice Caithness
£6,000 20/01/2023
To provide a budget which the Money Advice and Energy Advice Officer can use to alleviate fuel poverty and provide energy efficiency measures for people in the Dunnet & Canisbay Community Council ....more
Foundation Scotland - Cost of Living Crisis Mitigation
£47,000 20/01/2023
To recruit a new Money Advice and Energy Advice Officer at 25 hours per week for two years to help local people in the North and East areas of Caithness mitigate the cost of living increases.
Foundation Scotland - Cost of Living Crisis Mitigation
£6,000 21/09/2022
To provide a budget which the Money Advice and Energy Advice Officer can use to alleviate fuel poverty and provide energy efficiency measures for local people in Watten.
Foundation Scotland - Cost of Living Crisis Mitigation
£5,000 21/09/2022
To recruit a new Money Advice and Energy Advice Officer at 25 hours per week for 12 months to help rural people mitigate the cost of living.
Foundation Scotland - Cost of Living Crisis Mitigation
£10,000 29/08/2022
To recruit a new Money Advice and Energy Advice Officer at 25 hours per week for two years to help local people mitigate the cost of living increases.
Foundation Scotland - Cost of Living Crisis Mitigation
£5,000 23/08/2022
To recruit a new Money Advice and Energy Advice Officer at 25 hours per week for 12 months to help local people mitigate the cost of living increases.
Foundation Scotland - Cost of Living Crisis Mitigation
£10,000 29/06/2022
To recruit a new Money Advice and Energy Advice Officer at 25 hours per week for a two year period to help local people mitigate the cost of living increases.
Foundation Scotland - Cost of Living Crisis Mitigation
£6,000 29/06/2022
To provide a budget of up to £400 per household which the Money Advice and Energy Advice Officer can use to alleviate fuel poverty and provide energy efficiency measures for people within the ....more
Foundation Scotland - Cost of Living Crisis Mitigation
£6,000 29/06/2022
To provide a budget of up to £400 per household which the Money Advice and Energy Advice Officer can use to alleviate fuel poverty and provide energy efficiency measures for people within the within ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Citizens Advice Caithness
£5,000 09/04/2020
To contribute to the costs of delivering remote working services, allowing staff to work from home to deliver a Citizens Advice service across Caithness, and respond to requests for help from the ....more
Robertson Trust - Volunteer training and support programme
£39,000 04/12/2018
Volunteer training and support programme
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 31-76
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/04/1982, number: SC002849
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/02/1988, number: SC109193
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

1a Beach Court, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 8AD

Objectives

The company's objects are to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in Caithness by the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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