CCEW Charity Commission profile

BROMSGROVE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1117552 · organisation 4028210

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
11 January 2007
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£508,779
Latest expenditure
£500,504
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: BROMSGROVE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, 50-52 BIRMINGHAM ROAD, BROMSGROVE, B61 0DD

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provision of information and advice to the public, free of charge.

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
3 November 2025
Date Accounts Received
3 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£508,779
Total Gross Expenditure
£500,504
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 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£521,975
Total Gross Expenditure
£444,001
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
5 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
5 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£382,993
Total Gross Expenditure
£389,400
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
28 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
28 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£396,873
Total Gross Expenditure
£366,514
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
14 August 2021
Date Accounts Received
14 August 2021
Total Gross Income
£386,191
Total Gross Expenditure
£368,867

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
3 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£508,779
Total Gross Expenditure
£500,504
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£9
Income From Government Grants
£438,459
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
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 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£521,975
Total Gross Expenditure
£444,001
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
6
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
249902
Income From Government Grants
£123,316
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
65
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
5 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£382,993
Total Gross Expenditure
£389,400
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
86991
Income From Government Grants
£220,946
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
40
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
28 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£396,873
Total Gross Expenditure
£366,514
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
9
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£9
Income From Government Contracts
373436
Income From Government Grants
£15,800
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
29
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
14 August 2021
Total Gross Income
£386,191
Total Gross Expenditure
£368,867
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£15
Income From Government Grants
£217,093
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
51

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
3 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
484
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
501674
Income Investments
6500
Income Other
121
Income Total Income And Endowments
508779
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£500,504
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
500504
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
65870
Expenditure Depreciation
581
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£275,595
Assets Total Fixed
311341
Assets Own Use
311341
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£304,151
Assets Total Liabilities
£22,143
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£593,349
Creditors One Year Total Current
22143
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£282,008
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
275595
Funds Restricted
317754
Funds Total
593349
Count Employees
18
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 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
579
Income Other Trading Activities
136
Income Charitable Activities
515763
Income Investments
5497
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
521975
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£444,001
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
444001
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
4358
Expenditure Support Costs
67934
Expenditure Depreciation
474
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£267,321
Assets Total Fixed
310754
Assets Own Use
310754
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£285,071
Assets Total Liabilities
£10,750
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£585,075
Creditors One Year Total Current
10750
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£256,211
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
267321
Funds Restricted
317754
Funds Total
585075
Count Employees
16
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Worcestershire
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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BROMSGROVE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2007-01-11T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSIONDATED 09 JUN 2026
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN BROMSGROVE} AND SURROUNDING AREAS ('THE AREA OF BENEFIT') BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.
Area Of Benefit
BROMSGROVE, WORCESTERSHIRE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Financial Conduct Authority

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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