CCEW Charity Commission profile

BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1094620 · organisation 3994756

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
14 November 2002
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03794933
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£830,707
Latest expenditure
£1,272,716
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Tisbury Road, Hove Town Hall, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3BQ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Citizen's Advice service works to fulfil two aims:to provide the advice people need for the problems they faceand equallyto improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives Brighton and Hove CAB works towards these aims by providing a free, independent, impartial and confidential advice service on any subject.

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
18 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
18 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£830,707
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,272,716
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 November 2024
Date Accounts Received
22 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£872,637
Total Gross Expenditure
£813,724
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
15 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
15 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£668,558
Total Gross Expenditure
£652,846
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
7 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
7 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£800,536
Total Gross Expenditure
£812,172
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
4 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
4 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£730,476
Total Gross Expenditure
£739,293

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
18 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£830,707
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,272,716
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
4
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
253718
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
35
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 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£872,637
Total Gross Expenditure
£813,724
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
190531
Income From Government Grants
£103,631
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
54
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
15 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£668,558
Total Gross Expenditure
£652,846
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
188136
Income From Government Grants
£132,000
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
60
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
7 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£800,536
Total Gross Expenditure
£812,172
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
457771
Income From Government Grants
£86,022
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
55
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
4 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£730,476
Total Gross Expenditure
£739,293
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
461291
Income From Government Grants
£20,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
36

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
18 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
7898
Income Other Trading Activities
4944
Income Charitable Activities
805226
Income Investments
12639
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
830707
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£346
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,272,370
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1272716
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
2000
Expenditure Support Costs
414350
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-405000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£658,669
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£889,024
Assets Total Liabilities
£229,558
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£659,466
Creditors One Year Total Current
229558
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£728,794
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
658669
Funds Restricted
797
Funds Total
659466
Count Employees
25
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 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
6540
Income Other Trading Activities
1557
Income Charitable Activities
848335
Income Investments
16205
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
872637
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£813,724
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
813724
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
20836
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
16000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,058,451
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
726000
Assets Other Assets
£615,093
Assets Total Liabilities
£239,617
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,101,476
Creditors One Year Total Current
239617
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£512,507
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1058451
Funds Restricted
43025
Funds Total
1101476
Count Employees
20
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
15 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
9425
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
652863
Income Investments
4178
Income Other
2092
Income Total Income And Endowments
668558
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£652,846
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
652846
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1650
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-48000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£942,835
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
624000
Assets Other Assets
£527,564
Assets Total Liabilities
£204,001
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£947,563
Creditors One Year Total Current
204001
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£482,186
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
942835
Funds Restricted
4728
Funds Total
947563
Count Employees
20
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
7 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
7830
Income Other Trading Activities
3224
Income Charitable Activities
789437
Income Investments
45
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
800536
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£812,172
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
812172
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8354
Expenditure Support Costs
4354
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
30000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£203,043
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
427000
Assets Other Assets
£438,190
Assets Total Liabilities
£209,339
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£655,851
Creditors One Year Total Current
209339
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£411,546
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
648132
Funds Restricted
7719
Funds Total
655851
Count Employees
16
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
4 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
11207
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
719144
Income Investments
125
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
730476
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£739,293
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
739293
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3150
Expenditure Support Costs
3150
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
30000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£215,606
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
191000
Assets Other Assets
£334,111
Assets Total Liabilities
£100,624
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£424,487
Creditors One Year Total Current
100624
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£314,791
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
406606
Funds Restricted
17881
Funds Total
424487
Count Employees
12
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Brighton And Hove
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2002-11-14T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/06/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/02/2016
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 BRIGHTON & HOVE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
Area Of Benefit
BRIGHTON & HOVE AND SURROUNDING AREA

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Financial Conduct Authority

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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