Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 1
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

FLINTSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX 

To provide comprehensive , quality assured advice and information and an ongoing casework facility to ensure clients are supported until their problems / issues are fully resolved. Provide early intervention to prevent deterioration in clients circumstances and empower clients to make informed decisions about issues affecting them and their families. To provide representation where necessary.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender
Established: 22 years

www.flintshirecab.org.uk

salli.edwards@flintshirecab.org.uk

01352 706840

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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£1,450£1,423£27£0£755£7556.45315
31/03/22£1,261£1,129£131£0£727£5125.44920
31/03/21£1,021£950£71£0£596£4565.84113
31/03/20£930£902£28£0£525£52573778
31/03/19£834£794£41£0£497£4977.53465
31/03/18£775£827£-52£0£457£4556.6330
31/03/17£793£836£-43£0£512£5097.3280
31/03/16£781£760£21£0£554£5538.7250
31/03/15£755£673£82£3£533£5329.5180
31/03/14£608£605£3£4£451£4108.1150
31/03/13£635£648£-12£3£449£3646.8160
31/03/12£690£658£32£2£461£3766.9290
31/03/11£670£606£64£4£429£3587.1140
31/03/10£662£633£30£5£365£3326.3260
31/03/09£592£589£3£562£335£2715.5140
31/03/08£573£581£-8£4£332£1903.9280
31/03/07*£532£567£-35£4£340£1693.6310
31/03/06£453£520£-67£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£607£536£71£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£513£398£115£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: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 5.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 53 employees
  • 15 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle Of Anglesey, Wrexham,

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
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Flintshire Citizens Advice Bureau
£15,000 16/05/2018
12
Towards the development of the mental health service incorporating business planning, income generation, digital transformation, and marketing and communications.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Flintshire Citizens Advice Bureau
£15,000 09/11/2016
12
Salary of an Information and Planning Support Officer enabling this Flintshire based charity to undertake a comprehensive efficiency review
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Flintshire Citizens Advice Bureau
£15,000 27/04/2012
the salary and on costs of a part-time Employment Caseworker
National Lottery Community Fund - Recession Additional Advice Hours
£50,000 11/03/2010
24
This project will allow the organisation to appoint an additional Advice Session Supervisor; this will increase capacity to provide access to information and advice for those affected by the economic ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-83
  • LAURA CLAYS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Training Officer
  • SARA TYSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Hr Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/01/2002, number: 1090010
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/05/2000, number: 03985923
Gift Aid
  • 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; AR07: 20 days late,
Main office

FLINTSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
TERRIG HOUSE
CHESTER STREET
MOLD
Flintshire
CH7 1EG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE PUBLICBENEFIT BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OFHEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUTLIMITATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN FLINTSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Defined Area of Benefit:

FLINTSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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