WEST BERKSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Charity number: 1115036
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provide information and advice on a range of topics including benefits, employment, debt, housing, relationships, education, legal and consumer issues to the residents of West Berkshire. Provide consumer education and support with money management skills.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £305,854
Total expenditure: £323,542

Total income includes £92,500 from 1 government contract(s) and £33,875 from 1 government grant(s)

People

13 Trustee(s)

223 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • West Berkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 July 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05821486 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Harry James Trustee 11 May 2026
None on record
Iain David Cottingham Trustee 22 July 2025
THATCHAM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Luis Miguel Iglesias Fernandez Trustee 26 November 2024
None on record
Andy White Trustee 26 November 2024
None on record
Julie Dann Trustee 19 January 2023
None on record
Fiona Dickson Trustee 19 January 2023
None on record
Claire Rowles Trustee 14 July 2021
THE HUNGERFORD AND CAMBURN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Elizabeth OKeeffe Trustee 14 July 2020
None on record
Sarah Foot Trustee 14 July 2020
None on record
Paul John Masters Trustee 29 November 2016
None on record
Michael Anthony Fernandes Trustee 16 August 2016
None on record
Philip Jeremy Cowhig Trustee 01 July 2014
None on record
Arj Arul Trustee 19 December 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £310.11k £301.49k £283.79k £295.33k £305.85k
Total expenditure £242.68k £252.54k £276.55k £259.36k £323.54k
Income from government contracts £115.10k N/A £105.35k £12.29k £92.50k
Income from government grants £115.10k £80.00k £20.00k £20.86k £33.88k

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 2025 18 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 18 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 13 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 13 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On time 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
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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 18 MAY 2006 as amended on 26 Aug 2022

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN WEST BERKSHIRE 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.

WEST BERKSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
WEST BERKSHIRE CAB
2ND FLOOR BROADWAY HOUSE
4-8 THE BROADWAY
NORTHBROOK STREET
NEWBURY
RG14 1BA
Phone:
01635551565
Email:
enquiry@cawberks.org.uk
Website:

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