CCEW Charity Commission profile

CITIZENS ADVICE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA

Registered charity 1057195 · organisation 1057195

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
30 July 1996
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03174842
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,221,987
Latest expenditure
£1,121,167
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Citizens Advice, 37 Pembroke Road, LONDON, W8 6PW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.citizensadvicekc.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Citizens Advice Service in Kensington & Chelsea is an independent charity serving the local community. Generalist advice services provided by our main office is at 37 Pembroke Road, London W86PW . We hold outreaches across the borough and details are on www.citizensadvicekc.org.uk. Additional services provided: Welfare benefits, Housing, Income Maximisation and other advice services.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,221,987
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,121,167
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
22 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,046,250
Total Gross Expenditure
£936,255
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,088,141
Total Gross Expenditure
£868,865
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
11 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
11 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,372,417
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,280,343
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
23 November 2021
Date Accounts Received
23 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,453,148
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,309,421

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,221,987
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,121,167
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
1100951
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
25
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
22 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,046,250
Total Gross Expenditure
£936,255
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Grants
£938,293
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,088,141
Total Gross Expenditure
£868,865
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£805,916
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
11 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,372,417
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,280,343
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£1,004,207
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
70
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
23 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,453,148
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,309,421
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£1,051,512
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
30

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
610
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1206528
Income Investments
14849
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1221987
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,121,167
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1121167
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
11574
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
1537
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£727,168
Assets Total Fixed
14846
Assets Own Use
14846
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-286897
Assets Other Assets
£1,075,963
Assets Total Liabilities
£51,328
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£752,584
Creditors One Year Total Current
51328
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,025,585
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
727168
Funds Restricted
25416
Funds Total
752584
Count Employees
14
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
22 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
613
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1033053
Income Investments
12584
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1046250
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£936,255
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
936255
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
17152
Expenditure Support Costs
379359
Expenditure Depreciation
7167
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-12520
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£596,921
Assets Total Fixed
15002
Assets Own Use
15002
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-315434
Assets Other Assets
£1,033,794
Assets Total Liabilities
£83,135
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£650,227
Creditors One Year Total Current
83135
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,025,310
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
596919
Funds Restricted
53308
Funds Total
650227
Count Employees
14
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
8014
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1078487
Income Investments
1640
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1088141
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£868,865
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
868865
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
15619
Expenditure Support Costs
262367
Expenditure Depreciation
6070
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
52486
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£322,000
Assets Total Fixed
1066
Assets Own Use
1066
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-283708
Assets Other Assets
£1,013,874
Assets Total Liabilities
£132,274
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£598,958
Creditors One Year Total Current
132274
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£952,177
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
385993
Funds Restricted
212965
Funds Total
598958
Count Employees
17
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
11 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
8524
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1363425
Income Investments
98
Income Other
370
Income Total Income And Endowments
1372417
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,280,343
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1280343
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
15530
Expenditure Support Costs
264196
Expenditure Depreciation
5536
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£243,180
Assets Total Fixed
5536
Assets Own Use
5536
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-336194
Assets Other Assets
£902,159
Assets Total Liabilities
£191,819
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£379,682
Creditors One Year Total Current
191819
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£895,070
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
248716
Funds Restricted
130966
Funds Total
379682
Count Employees
33
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
23 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
2526
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1450100
Income Investments
522
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1453148
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,309,421
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1309421
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
15984
Expenditure Support Costs
322200
Expenditure Depreciation
10030
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-136532
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£177,587
Assets Total Fixed
11072
Assets Own Use
11072
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-371349
Assets Other Assets
£781,429
Assets Total Liabilities
£133,544
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£287,608
Creditors One Year Total Current
133544
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£752,148
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
188659
Funds Restricted
98949
Funds Total
287608
Count Employees
31
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kensington And Chelsea
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CITIZENS ADVICE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1996-07-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19 MAR 1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 NOV 2022AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 28 MAR 2023
Charitable Objects
THE SERVICE IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.
Area Of Benefit
ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
255699
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU SERVICE

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Financial Conduct Authority

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries