CCEW Charity Commission profile

BARNET CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1065835 · organisation 3942700

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
17 November 1997
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02627909
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,494,912
Latest expenditure
£1,455,643
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 40-44 Church End, LONDON, NW4 4JT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

TO OFFER FREE, IMPARTIAL, INDEPENDENT AND CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE TO ALL WHO LIVE AND WORK OR STUDY IN BARNET, ENSURING THAT INDIVIDUALS DO NOT SUFFER THROUGH LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM, OR THROUGH INABILITY TO EXPRESS THEIR NEEDS EFFECTIVELY; AND IMPROVE THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT AFFECT PEOPLE'S LIVES.

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
22 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,494,912
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,455,643
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
6 November 2024
Date Accounts Received
6 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,397,130
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,341,323
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
19 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
19 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,144,497
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,293,491
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
3 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
3 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£991,386
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,038,158
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
25 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
25 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,148,865
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,111,542

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
22 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,494,912
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,455,643
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
407553
Income From Government Grants
£1,051,751
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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
69
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
6 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,397,130
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,341,323
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
347553
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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
60
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
19 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,144,497
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,293,491
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
347553
Income From Government Grants
£51,432
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
68
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
3 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£991,386
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,038,158
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
347552
Income From Government Grants
£216,744
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
49
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
25 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,148,865
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,111,542
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
476821
Income From Government Grants
£1,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
40

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
22 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
23950
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1459304
Income Investments
11658
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1494912
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,455,643
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1455643
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
23466
Expenditure Support Costs
461163
Expenditure Depreciation
16894
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£670,995
Assets Total Fixed
22689
Assets Own Use
22689
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£784,747
Assets Total Liabilities
£113,777
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£693,659
Creditors One Year Total Current
113777
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£619,519
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
670995
Funds Restricted
22664
Funds Total
693659
Count Employees
43
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
6 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
35549
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1350820
Income Investments
10761
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1397130
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,341,323
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1341323
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
35034
Expenditure Support Costs
487562
Expenditure Depreciation
18118
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£620,949
Assets Total Fixed
28855
Assets Own Use
28855
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£773,694
Assets Total Liabilities
£148,158
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£654,391
Creditors One Year Total Current
148158
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£651,929
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
620949
Funds Restricted
33442
Funds Total
654391
Count Employees
41
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
19 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
25584
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1115624
Income Investments
3289
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1144497
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,293,491
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1293491
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
24300
Expenditure Support Costs
327085
Expenditure Depreciation
21377
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£553,756
Assets Total Fixed
41119
Assets Own Use
41119
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£697,277
Assets Total Liabilities
£139,812
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£598,584
Creditors One Year Total Current
139812
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£486,627
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
553756
Funds Restricted
44828
Funds Total
598584
Count Employees
41
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
3 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
28172
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
963161
Income Investments
53
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
991386
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,038,158
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1038158
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
346769
Expenditure Depreciation
19339
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£619,231
Assets Total Fixed
57935
Assets Own Use
57935
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£735,863
Assets Total Liabilities
£83,296
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£710,502
Creditors One Year Total Current
83296
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£560,364
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
581994
Funds Restricted
128508
Funds Total
710502
Count Employees
32
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
25 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
13918
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1134527
Income Investments
420
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1148865
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,111,542
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1111542
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
316458
Expenditure Depreciation
16288
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£214,525
Assets Total Fixed
53442
Assets Own Use
53442
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£811,237
Assets Total Liabilities
£107,405
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£757,274
Creditors One Year Total Current
107405
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£670,516
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
619231
Funds Restricted
138043
Funds Total
757274
Count Employees
32
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Barnet
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
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BARNET CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1997-11-17T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10TH JULY 1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED ON 10 NOVEMBER 1997, 1 JULY 2002 AND 12 DECEMBER 2007. as amended on 13 Jan 2025 as amended on 13 Jan 2025
Charitable Objects
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 Barnet and surrounding areas.
Area Of Benefit
LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET AND SURROUNDING AREAS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
429844
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BARNET 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
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management