Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 9
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +9

AIRDRIE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 33 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 £570,551 £727,621 £837,261 £1,116,921 £1,025,019
Donations & Legacies £107,886 £93,970 £91,852 £120,793
Other Income
Investment Income £2,277 £4,056 £4,899 £1,725 £19,785
Total income £692,573 £832,646 £939,371 £1,244,305 £1,342,167 £1,235,907
Charitable activities spending £630,276 £798,234 £961,743 £961,633 £764,477
Fundraising costs 5% 3% 1% 0% 27%
Other spending £4,745 £4,774 £5,036 £5,492
Total spending £666,678 £827,723 £973,720 £967,993 £1,146,434 £1,098,023
Surplus/deficit £25,895 £4,923 -£34,349 £276,312 £195,733 £137,884
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: North Lanarkshire
  • This charity is based in an area of 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£185,300
Home Office£139,388
Scottish Government£10,409
AB Charitable Trust£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau
£185,300 21/09/2023
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towards three years' running costs of a 'Specialised Welfare Rights Service' providing advice, support and representation for people from disadvantaged communities in Airdrie, Scotland.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau
£4,200 11/11/2020
To purchase laptops which will be distributed to volunteers working on ACABs remote befriending project.
Scottish Government - Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau
£10,409 19/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 21/22
£139,388 01/04/2020
This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau
£10,000 10/10/2019
A restricted grant of £10,000 towards the core costs of the Lanarkshire Community Law Centre. Airdrie Cizitens Advice Bureau delivers the North Lanarkshire Community Law Centre (NLCLC), which aims ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau
£10,000 31/10/2017
£10,000 towards core costs of Lanarkshire Law Centre. Airdrie Cizitens Advice Bureau delivers the North Lanarkshire Community Law Centre (NLCLC), which aims to provide legal & debt advice to ....more
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Beyond the Screen
£9,991 16/10/2017
With the development of ‘digital by default’ systems e.g. universal credit, digital capability has never been more important to tackle poverty, isolation and disadvantage facing communities. ....more
Robertson Trust - The Cancer Support Volunteer Project
£22,000 30/06/2015
The Cancer Support Volunteer Project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Directors: 38-80
  • JAMIESON, Iain
    Appointed: 2021
    Occupation: Head Of Bus Continuity And Resilience Oversight
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 14/01/1991, number: SC012238
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/03/1995, number: SC157177
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

61a Stirling Street, Airdrie, ML6 0AS

Objectives

The company's objects are to promote any charitable purposes for the public benefit in Airdrie ('the area of local benefit') and elsewhere, by: (i) The advancement of education by providing clients with information, ciarification and understanding of legislation and their legal rights and responsibilities. (ii) 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. (iii) The advancement of civil and human rights 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. (iv) Advancement of health 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. (v) Advancement of community development 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.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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