Bolton Community Advice

Charity Number: 1189587
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bolton Advice Centre is a community-based charity which provides guidance, help, information or advice on a wide range of issues, including; Benefits, Disability, Housing issues, Homelessness, Advocacy and advice for people with sensory impairment or loss, Help for released offenders, Debt, Immigration issues, Poverty,

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £227,272
Total expenditure: £178,180

Total income includes £178,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

8 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
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
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
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 May 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • Bolton Community Advice (Working name)
  • BOLTON ADVICE CENTRE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
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
  • 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
Peter Richardson Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Christina Straub Trustee 19 July 2023
None on record
Jonathan Michael Lord Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Jennifer Rudd Trustee 24 May 2023
None on record
Sandrine Beaunol Trustee 05 May 2023
None on record
Carrie Riley Trustee 01 May 2023
None on record
Shobhna Fendlen Trustee 20 May 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/03/2021 01/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £46.31k £46.31k £210.05k £227.27k
Total expenditure £24.20k £22.11k £112.55k £178.18k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k £35.00k N/A £178.00k

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 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 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 01 March 2022 09 January 2023 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 March 2022

(These accounts
have been qualified)

09 January 2023 8 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 March 2021 29 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 March 2021 29 October 2021 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 May 2020 as amended on 20 Jun 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 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 BOLTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
148 Deansgate
Bolton
BL11BB
Phone:
01204396560
Email:
steve@boltonadvicecentre.co.uk
Website:

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