BENEFIT ADVICE SHOP

Charity number: 1086003
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Benefit Advice Shop is an independent, specialist Welfare Rights charity that provides free, impartial, advice, assistance, advocacy and representation on all Welfare Benefits and Social Security Law. People can access our full range of services by telephone, by appointment, open door drop in and through our community outreaches.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £152,718
Total expenditure: £106,327

Total income includes £28,638 from 6 government contract(s) and £28,638 from 6 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

3 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
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:
  • Conwy
  • Denbighshire
  • Flintshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 April 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Kendrick Trustee 04 November 2024
None on record
Richard Thomas Trustee 29 July 2024
None on record
Michael Ian Shipley Trustee 29 July 2020
None on record
James Alexander Ball Trustee 28 February 2017
None on record
CAROLINE ANNE HOLLIDAY Trustee 25 October 2016
KINGS HALL (NEUADD Y BRENIN)
Received: On time
Melanie Ann Jones Trustee 17 December 2013
None on record
MARIETTE GALE ROBERTS Trustee
FRIENDS OF KINMEL BAY COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Received: On time

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 £122.71k £130.56k £141.66k £110.41k £152.72k
Total expenditure £113.59k £117.83k £120.87k £124.22k £106.33k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £19.85k £27.88k £28.64k
Income from government grants £17.80k £19.80k £19.85k £27.88k £28.64k

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 23 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 08 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 March 2023 45 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 March 2023 45 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 January 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 AUGUST 1999

Charitable objects

1) TO RELIEVE POOR PERSONS RESIDING IN NORTH WALES, BY THE PROVISION OF LEGAL , INCOME AND SOCIAL RIGHTS ADVICE, AND AID WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE OBTAIN THROUGH LACK OF MEANS. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN CHANGES IN THE BENEFIT SYSTEM, BY PUBLISHING SUCH CHANGES AND PROPOSED CHANGES

Area of benefit

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

NORTH WALES

Contact information

Address:
19 Bedford Street
Rhyl
LL18 1SY
Phone:
01745345145
Email:
info@bashop.tv
Website:

www.benefitsadviceshop.co.uk Open in new window