LEIGHTON LINSLADE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Charity number: 1117337
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE COMPANY IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX. THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY OF THE COMPANY IS CARRYING OUT THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY, BEING TO PROVIDE A FREE ADVICE SERVICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN LEIGHTON LINSLADE AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £251,189
Total expenditure: £215,159

Total income includes £231,240 from 3 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

39 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 December 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05957866 Open in new window
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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
James Scutt Trustee 30 July 2025
None on record
Leonard Ryder Trustee 29 January 2025
LEIGHTON-LINSLADE HOMELESS SERVICE
Received: On time
Linda Joan Dingley Trustee 29 January 2025
None on record
Claire Louise Olliffe Trustee 29 October 2024
None on record
Douglas James Leonard Trustee 10 November 2021
None on record
Timothy Humphreys Williams Trustee 12 August 2020
None on record
Lynn Barbara Stuart Trustee 16 January 2019
WING COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Received: On time

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 £173.98k £160.06k £202.52k £227.46k £251.19k
Total expenditure £161.24k £153.67k £171.78k £182.54k £215.16k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £170.18k £155.15k £136.14k £140.04k £231.24k

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 19 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 19 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 03 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 03 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 11 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 11 January 2023 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
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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 5 OCTOBER 2006 as amended on 06 Aug 2025

Charitable objects

4. 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 Leighton-Linslade and surrounding areas.

Area of benefit

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

LEIGHTON LINSLADE AND SURROUNDING AREAS, BEDFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Citizens Advice
Bossard House
West Street
LEIGHTON BUZZARD
LU7 1DA
Phone:
01525374589
Email:
enquiries@leightonlinsladecab.org.uk
Website:

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