BRIDPORT AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Charity number: 1101576
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide advice and information free of charge to the people of Bridport and surrounding areas

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £285,511
Total expenditure: £294,861

Total income includes £147,997 from 16 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

53 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 January 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
04876990 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Henry Fletcher Trustee 18 August 2025
None on record
Linda Child Trustee 06 May 2025
None on record
James Stuart Smyllie Trustee 04 November 2024
ARTSREACH
Received: On time
Keith Wilson Trustee 04 November 2024
None on record
Jamie Scott Trustee 07 May 2024
None on record
Jacqui Bishop Trustee 05 February 2024
None on record
Lavinia Sonnenberg Trustee 05 February 2024
None on record
Sue Pemberton Trustee 06 February 2023
None on record
David Keith Mathieson Gibson Trustee 08 February 2022
CITIZENS ADVICE IN DORSET
Received: On time
Graham William Smith Trustee 20 August 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £287.72k £246.32k £269.99k £240.39k £285.51k
Total expenditure £218.60k £244.89k £253.23k £277.24k £294.86k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £181.92k £159.02k £156.48k £127.90k £148.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 28 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 28 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26 AUG 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 JUN 2017 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 NOV 2024 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 NOV 2024

Charitable objects

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 BRIDPORT AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE COMMUNITY IN BRIDPORT AND DISTRICT

Contact information

Address:
CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
45 SOUTH STREET
BRIDPORT
DT6 3NY
Phone:
01308456594
Email:
advice@bridport-cab.org.uk
Website:

https://bridportca.org.uk Open in new window