CCEW Charity Commission profile

CITIZENS ADVICE STROUD & COTSWOLD DISTRICTS LTD

Registered charity 1096398 · organisation 3997102

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
6 March 2003
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04389411
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£724,835
Latest expenditure
£711,750
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Brunel Mall, London Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2BP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.citizensadvice-stroudandcotswold.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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 the Districts of Stroud, Cotswold, Gloucestershire and surrounding areas.

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 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£724,835
Total Gross Expenditure
£711,750
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
29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£754,783
Total Gross Expenditure
£735,158
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
30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£693,976
Total Gross Expenditure
£554,237
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
27 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£730,808
Total Gross Expenditure
£591,780
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
24 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
24 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£614,044
Total Gross Expenditure
£502,859

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 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£724,835
Total Gross Expenditure
£711,750
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£25
Income From Government Grants
£504,069
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
53
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
29 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£754,783
Total Gross Expenditure
£735,158
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£27
Income From Government Contracts
1944
Income From Government Grants
£431,409
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
71
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
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£693,976
Total Gross Expenditure
£554,237
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£23
Income From Government Contracts
26495
Income From Government Grants
£454,026
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
64
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
27 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£730,808
Total Gross Expenditure
£591,780
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£21
Income From Government Contracts
51821
Income From Government Grants
£314,789
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
56
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
24 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£614,044
Total Gross Expenditure
£502,859
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£20
Income From Government Contracts
11800
Income From Government Grants
£280,914
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
127

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
29 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
44680
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
679974
Income Investments
181
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
724835
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£49,532
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£662,218
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
711750
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
205956
Expenditure Depreciation
26
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-2636
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£466,021
Assets Total Fixed
107
Assets Own Use
107
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-2636
Assets Other Assets
£755,316
Assets Total Liabilities
£33,458
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£719,329
Creditors One Year Total Current
33458
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£745,015
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
503698
Funds Restricted
215631
Funds Total
719329
Count Employees
20
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
29 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
60147
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
693680
Income Investments
956
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
754783
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£45,450
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£689,708
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
735158
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
228403
Expenditure Depreciation
33
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-971
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£489,967
Assets Total Fixed
133
Assets Own Use
133
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-971
Assets Other Assets
£760,344
Assets Total Liabilities
£51,597
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£707,909
Creditors One Year Total Current
51597
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£679,188
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
552975
Funds Restricted
154934
Funds Total
707909
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
30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
41042
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
652689
Income Investments
245
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
693976
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£45,242
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£508,995
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
554237
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
209320
Expenditure Depreciation
2536
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-2078
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£164,731
Assets Total Fixed
166
Assets Own Use
166
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-2078
Assets Other Assets
£802,629
Assets Total Liabilities
£113,540
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£687,177
Creditors One Year Total Current
113540
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£732,173
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
545237
Funds Restricted
141940
Funds Total
687177
Count Employees
16
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
27 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
66928
Income Other Trading Activities
399
Income Charitable Activities
663410
Income Investments
71
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
730808
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£38,758
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£553,022
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
591780
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
2100
Expenditure Governance
4537
Expenditure Support Costs
197378
Expenditure Depreciation
7036
Gain Loss Investment
13554
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£100,786
Assets Total Fixed
6477
Assets Own Use
6477
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£612,667
Assets Total Liabilities
£42,491
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£576,653
Creditors One Year Total Current
39232
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3259
Assets Cash
£573,648
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
439583
Funds Restricted
137070
Funds Total
576653
Count Employees
19
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
24 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
84042
Income Other Trading Activities
196
Income Charitable Activities
529736
Income Investments
70
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
614044
Income Legacies
50000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£68,849
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£434,010
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
502859
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
20836
Expenditure Governance
4147
Expenditure Support Costs
229154
Expenditure Depreciation
7329
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
3108
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£50,823
Assets Total Fixed
13513
Assets Own Use
13513
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£480,203
Assets Total Liabilities
£69,645
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£424,071
Creditors One Year Total Current
52832
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
16813
Assets Cash
£440,034
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
310867
Funds Restricted
113204
Funds Total
424071
Count Employees
15
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Gloucestershire
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
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CITIZENS ADVICE STROUD & COTSWOLD DISTRICTS LTD
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2003-03-06T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 MAR 2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08 OCT 2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 15 SEP 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 DEC 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 OCT 2023
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 THE DISTRICT OF STROUD, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
Area Of Benefit
DISTRICT OF STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
453472
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
STROUD & DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED
Charity Name Id
453467
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
STROUD & DISTRICT CAB

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