CITIZENS ADVICE WOKING

Charity number: 1004585
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Bureau offers a free service to any member of the public who may be unaware of their rights and responsibilities by reason of ignorance of such rights or of the availability of the service or through an inability to express their needs in an effective manner.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £485,119
Total expenditure: £520,218

Total income includes £274,171 from 5 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

60 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Surrey

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 October 1991: Standard registration
  • 04 February 2022: Funds received from 1142319 CITIZENS ADVICE SURREY
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • WOKING CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU (Previous name)
Company number:
02638741 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Brown Trustee 11 March 2025
None on record
Kawther Hashmi Trustee 19 April 2023
None on record
Deborah Harlow Trustee 25 January 2023
None on record
William Annandale Trustee 29 March 2022
None on record
John David Butler Trustee 01 April 2020
None on record
DR Chris Smith Trustee 06 February 2018
None on record
Anne Smith Trustee 06 August 2014
None on record
Laurence Oates Trustee 19 March 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £359.29k £418.62k £507.07k £592.08k £485.12k
Total expenditure £351.84k £374.22k £409.95k £653.60k £520.22k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £252.71k N/A
Income from government grants N/A £218.00k £218.00k N/A £274.17k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £21.99k £23.51k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £4.99k £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £477.18k £560.58k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £20 £338 N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £2.90k £7.65k N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £409.95k £653.60k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A

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 2024 02 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 February 2024 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 February 2024 6 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 05 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 15 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 03 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 03 December 2020 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 16 AUG 1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 OCT 2014 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 24 DEC 2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 NOV 2021 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13 DEC 2022

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY: 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 WOKING AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Area of benefit

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

WOKING

Contact information

Address:
CITIZENS ADVICE WOKING
PROVINCIAL HOUSE
26 COMMERCIAL WAY
WOKING
SURREY
GU21 6EN
Phone:
01483541606
Email:
thirdparty@wokingcab.org
Website:

www.wokingcab.org Open in new window