CCEW Charity Commission profile

CAMDEN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX SERVICE LIMITED

Registered charity 291955 · organisation 291955

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
12 June 1985
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01909828
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,578,046
Latest expenditure
£1,412,584
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 141a Robert Street, London, NW1 3QT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The principal charity activity is the provision of independent, confidential and free advice and information services to people who live, work and conduct business in the London Borough of Camden and the surrounding area.

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
20 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
20 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,578,046
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,412,584
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
30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,487,345
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,295,763
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
29 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,333,290
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,220,695
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
13 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
13 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,164,526
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,175,959
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
16 November 2021
Date Accounts Received
16 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,260,500
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,171,148

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
20 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,578,046
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,412,584
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£490,000
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
75
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
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,487,345
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,295,763
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£527,500
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
45
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
29 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,333,290
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,220,695
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£506,680
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
34
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
13 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,164,526
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,175,959
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£489,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
69
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
16 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,260,500
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,171,148
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£500,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
52

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
20 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
7233
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1544718
Income Investments
24595
Income Other
1500
Income Total Income And Endowments
1578046
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,412,584
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1412584
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
20257
Expenditure Support Costs
97519
Expenditure Depreciation
6799
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£518,000
Assets Total Fixed
11157
Assets Own Use
11157
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£992,913
Assets Total Liabilities
£186,767
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£817,303
Creditors One Year Total Current
186767
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£836,333
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
670371
Funds Restricted
146932
Funds Total
817303
Count Employees
40
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
30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
27735
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1426530
Income Investments
33080
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1487345
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,295,763
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1295763
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
38922
Expenditure Support Costs
113125
Expenditure Depreciation
6956
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
70000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£432,000
Assets Total Fixed
8934
Assets Own Use
8934
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,279,427
Assets Total Liabilities
£636,520
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£651,841
Creditors One Year Total Current
636520
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£933,120
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
535305
Funds Restricted
116536
Funds Total
651841
Count Employees
38
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
29 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
26376
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1291475
Income Investments
12939
Income Other
2500
Income Total Income And Endowments
1333290
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,220,695
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1220695
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
18030
Expenditure Support Costs
96204
Expenditure Depreciation
14768
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
1275000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£826,256
Assets Total Fixed
8324
Assets Own Use
8324
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-560000
Assets Other Assets
£1,105,279
Assets Total Liabilities
£163,344
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£390,259
Creditors One Year Total Current
163344
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£977,314
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
274580
Funds Restricted
115679
Funds Total
390259
Count Employees
36
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
13 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
9906
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1149407
Income Investments
356
Income Other
4857
Income Total Income And Endowments
1164526
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,175,959
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1175959
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
23194
Expenditure Support Costs
82730
Expenditure Depreciation
17348
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
776000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£306,096
Assets Total Fixed
18815
Assets Own Use
18815
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-1819000
Assets Other Assets
£889,500
Assets Total Liabilities
£86,651
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£997,336
Creditors One Year Total Current
86651
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£775,062
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-1094089
Funds Restricted
96753
Funds Total
-997336
Count Employees
37
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
16 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
26500
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1228171
Income Investments
912
Income Other
4917
Income Total Income And Endowments
1260500
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,171,148
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1171148
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
82852
Expenditure Depreciation
12862
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
35000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£320,285
Assets Total Fixed
34465
Assets Own Use
34465
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-2576000
Assets Other Assets
£912,529
Assets Total Liabilities
£132,897
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£1,761,903
Creditors One Year Total Current
132897
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£797,668
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-1821250
Funds Restricted
59347
Funds Total
-1761903
Count Employees
38
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CAMDEN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX SERVICE LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1985-06-12T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30/04/1985AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/04/1985AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/12/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/12/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05 DEC 2023AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 JAN 2024
Charitable Objects
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 CAMDEN AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
Area Of Benefit
CAMDEN LB

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Financial Conduct Authority

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures