MID BEDFORDSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Charity number: 1109976
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Activities for the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £129,928
Total expenditure: £188,695

Total income includes £122,853 from 4 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

30 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
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 June 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05351800 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
  • 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 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
Neil Edward Paul McGowan Chair 30 November 2021
None on record
Philip Hugh Steer Trustee 30 November 2022
None on record
Richard John Wiltshire Trustee 20 January 2020
None on record
CLIFFORD MARK CARTER Trustee 06 February 2017
None on record
ROGER HENRY SANBROOK OBE Trustee
None on record
MARK ANDREW SMITH Trustee
RESPITE AT HOME VOLUNTEERS WEST MID BEDS & IVEL VALLEY
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 £193.82k £199.31k £219.60k £227.97k £129.93k
Total expenditure £175.57k £195.00k £202.03k £192.07k £188.70k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £160.24k £184.95k £205.57k £192.09k £122.85k

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 22 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 22 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 03 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 03 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 06 March 2021 34 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 06 March 2021 34 days late 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 03/02/2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/07/2011

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN MID BEDFORDSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS 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.

MID BEDFORDSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Contact information

Address:
MID BEDFORDSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE
CENTURY HOUSE
MARKET SQUARE
BIGGLESWADE
BEDS
SG18 8UU
Phone:
01525402742
Email:
No information available
Website:

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