CITIZENS ADVICE COLCHESTER

Charity number: 1097252
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of free, confidential, impartial and independent advice and information for the benefit of the local community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £467,393
Total expenditure: £387,121

Total income includes £53,580 from 1 government contract(s) and £30,830 from 2 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

26 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
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 April 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • COLCHESTER CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU (Previous name)
Company number:
04431673 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Jarvis Chair 26 May 2020
None on record
Louisa Clare Tippett Trustee 02 April 2024
VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY OF ESSEX TRUST
Received: On time
Lanston Don Ramsay Trustee 09 August 2023
None on record
Abigail Roberts Trustee 28 March 2023
None on record
Thomas Michael Alasdair Kerr Trustee 18 December 2020
None on record
Stephen Richard Ede Trustee 01 May 2020
THE DAWN SAILING BARGE TRUST LIMITED
Received: 12 days late

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 £258.72k £299.75k £294.70k £389.21k £467.39k
Total expenditure £240.51k £209.23k £303.68k £307.65k £387.12k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £53.58k
Income from government grants £179.38k £297.05k £285.00k £386.56k £30.83k

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 26 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 26 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 12 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 12 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 INCORPORATED 03/05/2002 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11/03/2016 as amended on 26 Jul 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 Colchester and surrounding areas.

Area of benefit

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

THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Contact information

Address:
Citizens Advice Colchester
28 Middleborough
Colchester
CO1 1TG
Phone:
0808 2787853
Email:
accounts@colchestercab.org.uk
Website:

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