Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 9
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

SUTTON BOROUGH CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAUX 

ensure that individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities, and equally to exercise a responsible influence on the development of services both locally and nationally.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £369,000
Established: 27 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£1,703£1,696£7£11£137£1110.84146
31/03/22*£1,766£1,764£2£0£-493£-530-3.63845
31/03/21£1,727£1,678£49£0£-793£-830-5.93340
31/03/20£1,605£1,623£-18£0£-629£-629-4.73060
31/03/19£1,392£1,358£34£0£467£4724.224103
31/03/18£1,328£1,324£3£0£-938£-938-8.5270
31/03/17£1,303£1,246£57£0£-1,021£-1,024-9.9240
31/03/16£1,136£1,121£15£0£373£3734270
31/03/15£944£895£49£8£-884£-895-12280
31/03/14£822£813£9£10£-483£-505-7.4150
31/03/13£820£818£2£7£316£2834.2180
31/03/12£780£754£26£7£314£2704.3170
31/03/11£848£859£-12£6£288£2343.3190
31/03/10£855£845£10£7£299£1792.5190
31/03/09£950£793£157£6£290£1502.3190
31/03/08£757£741£16£6£127£771.2170
31/03/07£659£645£13£5£102£571.1170
31/03/06£589£566£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£548£550£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£501£539£-38£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 0.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Sutton,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 41 employees
  • 46 volunteers

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
City Bridge Trust£201,000
Henry Smith Charity£154,100
Trust for London£149,500
Home Office£64,093
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Trust for London - Citizens Advice Sutton
£11,500 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-02.02.2021-8988
London Legal Support Trust - Centres of Excellence 2021
£10,000 14/12/2021
Long term core funding for specialist free legal advice organisations, along with in-kind help and support with ongoing development. Aiming to support a sustainable and robust specialist advice ....more
Trust for London - Citizens Advice Sutton
£138,000 09/06/2021
36
The funding is for specialist benefits advice including Upper Tier Tribunal appeals. The project will also train other organisations' volunteers to complete disability benefit forms and will work ....more
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding
£29,645 01/04/2021
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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Sutton Borough Citizens Advice Bureaux
£201,000 25/03/2021
36
£201,000 over 3 years (£65,000; £67,000; £69,000) to support advice provision to carers and their families by Citizens Advice Sutton and Sutton Carers Centre. Citizens Advice Sutton to be the ....more
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 21/22
£34,448 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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Sutton Borough Citizens Advice Bureau
£154,100 12/06/2019
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a welfare benefits advice casework project for disadvantaged people in the London Borough of Sutton
National Lottery Community Fund - Advicelink
£494,760 18/04/2019
36
The project will use funding to develop their existing 'Sutton Advicelink' project which they deliver in partnership. The project will enable more Sutton residents, including those who are most ....more
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 2019-20
£38,498 01/04/2019
This grants scheme is enabling organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens through information-giving, advice and provision of technology and assistance to help them make ....more
Trust for London - Citizens Advice Sutton
£90,000 28/02/2019
24
The funding is for a Universal Credit (UC) project including advice, support with appeals and Research & Advocacy work. Sutton was the first UC full digital service area and has many long term UC ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Sutton Borough Citizens Advice Bureaux
£147,100 10/03/2016
36
towards three years' running costs of a welfare benefits advice and casework project for disadvantaged people in the London Borough of Sutton
National Lottery Community Fund - Sutton Advicelink
£430,164 21/10/2015
36
The aim of the project is to enable people in the area to access information, advice and guidance on a range of topics including legal, welfare, benefits and community integration. Beneficiary groups ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Sutton Borough Citizens Advice Bureaux
£85,400 25/09/2014
36
£85,400 over three years (£27,630; £28,460; £29,310) for the salary of a part-time Project Supervisor plus associated costs of the Benefits Appeal Project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sutton Advicelink (SAL)
£345,910 25/04/2013
24
The aim of this new project which will cover the whole of Sutton, is to provide early access to advice and thereby prevent problems escalating to the point where more complex advice is required. ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Sutton Borough Citizens Advice Bureau
£23,800 29/03/2011
the costs of the Carers' Income Maximisation Project including the salary of the Adviser, telephone, books, recruitment, training, travel and supervision/quality assurance costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 63-79
  • ANDREW THEOBALD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Insurance And Public Service Consultant Uk
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/04/1997, number: 1061654
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/03/1996, number: 03179963
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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; AR22: 41 days late, AR05: 2 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

SUTTON BOROUGH CAB
68 PARKGATE ROAD
WALLINGTON
SURREY
SM6 0AH

Objectives

THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ADVANCEMENT BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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