SHEPWAY CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Charity number: 1102964
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Shepway CAB aims to provide free, confidential, impartial and independent advice and information for the local community, influence on development of social policies and ensure individuals do not suffer through a lack of knowledge or inability to express their needs properly. In addition to general advice specialist advice is provided for welfare benefit, debt provision and housing possession.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £234,820
Total expenditure: £247,861

Total income includes £93,926 from 1 government contract(s) and £67,800 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

7 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
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 March 2004: Standard registration
  • 27 March 2020: Funds received from 1140926 KENT AND MEDWAY CITIZENS ADVICE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05063463 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nigel Whitehead Trustee 27 April 2023
None on record
Carol Gillen Trustee 15 December 2022
None on record
Vanessa Alison McKay Trustee 21 October 2021
None on record
Frank Boland Trustee 25 April 2019
THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT
Received: On time
Brian Godfrey Rainsley Trustee 25 October 2018
None on record
NORMAN DOUGLAS OAKES Trustee 24 April 2014
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £292.07k £256.38k £261.60k £191.19k £234.82k
Total expenditure £283.81k £258.06k £252.58k £237.24k £247.86k
Income from government contracts N/A £131.99k £133.47k £89.79k £93.93k
Income from government grants £67.80k £108.80k £114.80k £82.47k £67.80k

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 21 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 04/03/2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/09/2015

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE SHEPWAY DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREAS ("THE 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.

SHEPWAY, KENT AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Contact information

Address:
Units 4-6
Princes Gate
George Lane
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 1RH
Phone:
01303661020
Email:
josephwardjones@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

No information available