Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

BLACKPOOL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Blackpool Citizens Advice Bureau helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing information and advice and by influencing policymakers. It provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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	*	£789	£796	£-7	£0	£648	£540	8.1	24	8
31/03/22		£1,043	£920	£123	£0	£655	£544	7.1	26	8
31/03/21		£895	£752	£143	£0	£532	£417	6.7	21	20
31/03/20		£470	£432	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/03/19		£426	£386	£40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	32
31/03/18		£362	£378	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£371	£418	£-47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£582	£600	£-18	£0	£374	£239	4.8	19	0
31/03/15		£566	£593	£-28	£8	£392	£253	5.1	13	0
31/03/14		£580	£600	£-20	£9	£420	£277	5.5	13	0
31/03/13		£675	£622	£53	£10	£440	£291	5.6	17	0
31/03/12		£652	£606	£47	£11	£387	£233	4.6	17	0
31/03/11		£833	£668	£165	£15	£340	£178	3.2	19	0
31/03/10	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 8.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 4.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 15 years

www.blackpoolcab.org.uk

advice@blackpoolcab.org.uk

01253308400

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Blackpool,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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

J J Charitable Trust	£5,000
Cheshire Community Foundation	£900
BBC Children in Need	£500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Blackpool Citizens Advice Bureau
£500	20/10/2022 0	‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
J J Charitable Trust - Core costs
£5,000	30/09/2022	Core costs
Cheshire Community Foundation - Let's Come Together
£900	24/08/2022	Let's Come Together
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Blackpool Citizens Advice Bureau
£130,721	02/03/2018 36	The Young Citizens Advice project will be operated by and for young people to deliver social welfare outreach advice sessions for disadvantaged young people. This will lead to improving self belief ....more The Young Citizens Advice project will be operated by and for young people to deliver social welfare outreach advice sessions for disadvantaged young people. This will lead to improving self belief and confidence to make informed lifestyle decisions.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to CAB - Blackpool
£36,922	28/03/2017 24	providing support & advice to patients of the Harbour In-Patient MH Hospital so their transition from hospital to home is not impacted on negatively because of the poor financial situations ....more providing support & advice to patients of the Harbour In-Patient MH Hospital so their transition from hospital to home is not impacted on negatively because of the poor financial situations clients often are faced with.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Citizens Advice Bureau: Blackpool
£50,000	07/09/2016 24	over two years towards new work targeting people with mental health needs in Blackpool
National Lottery Community Fund - Advice Evolution - Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde
£350,000	19/04/2013 36	The new project will see Blackpool Citizens Advice Bureau (BCAB) lead a partnership of six organisations to develop a collaboration comprising of the main not for profit advice providers in ....more The new project will see Blackpool Citizens Advice Bureau (BCAB) lead a partnership of six organisations to develop a collaboration comprising of the main not for profit advice providers in Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde with the aim to create a more resilient, consistent, comprehensive service, responsive to the needs of beneficiaries and the digitalisation agenda.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to CAB - Blackpool
£51,500	29/06/2011	the salary and on costs of the Home Visiting Advice Worker, training, travel, subscriptions, running costs, professional and management costs

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-73

ALISTAIR HUMPHREYS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Unemployed

CLLR MARK SMITH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Accountant

JEREMY RICHARD DABLE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Barrister

JAMES DAVENPORT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Civil Servant

LYNN SUZANNE WILLIAMS LLB, Other trusteeships: MAGIC CLUB, CLAREMONT PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE CIO,

MATTHEW WILLEY Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired

STEPHEN DUNSTAN (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Finance Director, Other trusteeships: CUMBRIA BIRD CLUB, MAGIC CLUB, CLAREMONT PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE CIO,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/06/2009, number: 1130422
Registered at Companies House on 09/01/2009, number: 06787075

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR23: 127 days late, AR10: 148 days late,

Main office

CITIZENS ADVICE BLACKPOOL
6-10 WHITEGATE DRIVE
BLACKPOOL
FY3 9AQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT 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 BLACKPOOL AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS OF NORTH WEST LANCASHIRE

Defined Area of Benefit:

BLACKPOOL AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS OF NORTH WEST LANCASHIRE

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