01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 26 September 1996
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03242709
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £246,021
- Latest expenditure
- £278,615
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Seabrooke House, Church Road, Ashford, TN23 1RD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.ashfordadvice.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The bureau provides an independant and confidential information, advice and support service to citizens of all ages and backgrounds on a wide range of issues ranging from debt, benefits, employment, consumer, relationships, legal, housing and many others. We help citizens deal with their problems by providing information that enables them to make the right decisions for themselves.
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
- 29 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £246,021
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £278,615
- 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
- 27 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £244,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £256,429
- 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
- 27 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £214,015
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £232,130
- 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
- 9 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £357,640
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £250,005
- 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
- 15 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £299,327
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £222,172
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
- 29 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £246,021
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £278,615
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £120,000
- 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
- 10
- 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
- 27 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £244,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £256,429
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 120000
- 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
- 15
- 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
- 27 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £214,015
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £232,130
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 13916
- Income From Government Grants
- £145,343
- 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
- 20
- 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
- 9 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £357,640
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £250,005
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 120746
- Income From Government Grants
- £120,746
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- 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
- 15 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £299,327
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £222,172
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £138,746
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 26
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kent
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ASHFORD BOROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-11-26T00:00:00
- Reason
- Administrative dissolution under consideration
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5070914
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1168923
- Assoc Charity Name
- TENTERDEN COMMUNITY HUB
- Charity Name
- ASHFORD BOROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1996-09-26T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- ASHFORD BOROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-03-10T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 272406
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 272406
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE DIANA SEABROOKE TRUST
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 AUG 1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 JUL 2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 MAR 2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 OCT 2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 15 SEP 2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 MAR 2018 as amended on 26 Oct 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS 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 ASHFORD BOROUGH AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNITED KINGDOM
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 275663
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ASHFORD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses 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
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures