BRAINTREE HALSTEAD AND WITHAM CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Charity number: 1099232
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers. Braintree, Halstead & Witham Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity reliant on trained volunteers and funds to provide these vital services for local communities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 29 February 2024

Total income: £133,378
Total expenditure: £150,704

Total income includes £81,084 from 4 government grant(s)

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
  • 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:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 September 2003: Standard registration
  • 23 August 2024: Removed (Amalgamated)
  • 23 August 2024: Funds transferred to 1113231 Citizens Advice Braintree & South Essex Limited
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 29/02/2024
Total gross income £211.44k £264.52k £296.72k £240.79k £133.38k
Total expenditure £194.31k £200.87k £260.54k £254.29k £150.70k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £171.18k £198.59k £268.44k £186.66k £81.08k

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 29 February 2024 11 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 11 August 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 November 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2022 01 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 01 December 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2020 03 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 03 December 2020 On Time

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 22 APRIL 2003 as amended on 14 Nov 2018 as amended on 14 Nov 2018

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN BRAINTREE DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREA ("AREA OF BENEFIT") BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.

Area of benefit

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

THE COMMUNITY IN BRAINTREE DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREA