CCEW Charity Commission profile

Citizens Advice East Lancashire

Registered charity 1111611 · organisation 4018715

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
10 October 2005
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
05540011
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,674,542
Latest expenditure
£1,524,388
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 1st Floor, Block C, The Wharf, Manchester Rd Burnley, BURNLEY, Lancashi

02 Activities

What the charity does

We are a voluntary service that provides advice & information to the general public. Also specialists advice & help with debt & welfare benefit problems.

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
19 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
19 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,674,542
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,524,388
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
20 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
20 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,788,678
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,408,218
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
20 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
20 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£757,793
Total Gross Expenditure
£557,404
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
12 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
6 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£467,364
Total Gross Expenditure
£394,234
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
19 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
19 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£407,097
Total Gross Expenditure
£332,558

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
19 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,674,542
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,524,388
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£441,038
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
25
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
20 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,788,678
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,408,218
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£319,447
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
25
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
20 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£757,793
Total Gross Expenditure
£557,404
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£107,855
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
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
12 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£467,364
Total Gross Expenditure
£394,234
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
£121,325
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
12
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
19 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£407,097
Total Gross Expenditure
£332,558
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
£106,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
12

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
19 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
12
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1495896
Income Investments
15563
Income Other
163071
Income Total Income And Endowments
1674542
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,524,388
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1524388
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6164
Expenditure Support Costs
100000
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,069,551
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,204,936
Assets Total Liabilities
£122,385
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,082,551
Creditors One Year Total Current
122385
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£995,285
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1069551
Funds Restricted
13000
Funds Total
1082551
Count Employees
44
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
20 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
328483
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1457513
Income Investments
2259
Income Other
423
Income Total Income And Endowments
1788678
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,408,218
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1408218
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6187
Expenditure Support Costs
100000
Expenditure Depreciation
2000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£891,341
Assets Total Fixed
12109
Assets Own Use
12109
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£991,298
Assets Total Liabilities
£71,010
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£932,397
Creditors One Year Total Current
71010
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£928,362
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
891341
Funds Restricted
41056
Funds Total
932397
Count Employees
39
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
20 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
17
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
753133
Income Investments
1004
Income Other
3639
Income Total Income And Endowments
757793
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£557,404
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
557404
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
2000
Expenditure Support Costs
50000
Expenditure Depreciation
2000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£520,106
Assets Total Fixed
14109
Assets Own Use
14109
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£660,705
Assets Total Liabilities
£122,876
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£551,938
Creditors One Year Total Current
122876
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£646,585
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
520106
Funds Restricted
31832
Funds Total
551938
Count Employees
21
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lancashire
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
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Citizens Advice East Lancashire
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-07-19T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
4017857
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1110853
Assoc Charity Name
CITIZENS ADVICE ROSSENDALE & HYNDBURN LTD
Charity Name
Citizens Advice East Lancashire
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2012-10-03T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
3984732
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1089268
Assoc Charity Name
BURNLEY DISTRICT CITIZENS' ADVICE SERVICE
Charity Name
Citizens Advice East Lancashire
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2005-10-10T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/08/2005AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13/05/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/04/2014 as amended on 30 Aug 2023
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN PENDLE DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREAS ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT") BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OR POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.
Area Of Benefit
PENDLE DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
509731
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BURNLEY & PENDLE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Charity Name Id
328783
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
PENDLE DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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