CCEW Charity Commission profile

BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1139926 · organisation 5015083

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
19 January 2011
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
07448288
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,052,324
Latest expenditure
£1,028,706
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, 26 DUNRAVEN PLACE, BRIDGEND, CF31 1JD

02 Activities

What the charity does

We offer information and advice through face-to-face and phone, and online via Adviceguide.org.uk.advice that is free, impartial, confidential and non judgemental on a range of subject areas such as debt, employment, housing, consumer and welfare benefits.We aim to provide the advice people need for the problems they face 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
5 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
5 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,052,324
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,028,706
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
17 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
17 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,054,392
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,039,893
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
13 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
13 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£872,364
Total Gross Expenditure
£816,926
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
19 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
19 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£741,062
Total Gross Expenditure
£707,028
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
23 December 2021
Date Accounts Received
23 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£720,354
Total Gross Expenditure
£611,056

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
5 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,052,324
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,028,706
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£6
Income From Government Grants
£982,681
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
5
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
17 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,054,392
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,039,893
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£9
Income From Government Grants
£1,036,068
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
3
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
13 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£872,364
Total Gross Expenditure
£816,926
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Grants
£721,028
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
1
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
19 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£741,062
Total Gross Expenditure
£707,028
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£13
Income From Government Grants
£738,853
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
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
23 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£720,354
Total Gross Expenditure
£611,056
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£280,802
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
20

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
5 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
685
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
16134
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
16819
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£6,264
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,022,442
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1028706
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8342
Expenditure Support Costs
207494
Expenditure Depreciation
1472
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-1472
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£555,037
Assets Total Fixed
661
Assets Own Use
661
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£617,904
Assets Total Liabilities
£26,440
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£592,125
Creditors One Year Total Current
26440
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£599,424
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
555037
Funds Restricted
37088
Funds Total
592125
Count Employees
40
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
17 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
440
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1036068
Income Investments
17884
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1054392
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£5,203
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,034,690
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1039893
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9533
Expenditure Support Costs
212346
Expenditure Depreciation
2345
Gain Loss Investment
17884
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-2345
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£531,971
Assets Total Fixed
2133
Assets Own Use
2133
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£603,762
Assets Total Liabilities
£37,388
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£568,507
Creditors One Year Total Current
37388
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£537,595
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
531971
Funds Restricted
36536
Funds Total
568507
Count Employees
38
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
13 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
868998
Income Investments
3366
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
872364
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,981
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£811,945
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
816926
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3630
Expenditure Support Costs
170541
Expenditure Depreciation
5449
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£554,008
Assets Total Fixed
4528
Assets Own Use
4528
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£597,007
Assets Total Liabilities
£47,527
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£554,008
Creditors One Year Total Current
47527
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£572,139
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
539994
Funds Restricted
14014
Funds Total
554008
Count Employees
34
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
19 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
320
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
738853
Income Investments
1889
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
741062
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,545
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£702,483
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
707028
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
4860
Expenditure Support Costs
204293
Expenditure Depreciation
4944
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
4944
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£498,570
Assets Total Fixed
5517
Assets Own Use
5517
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£510,399
Assets Total Liabilities
£17,346
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£498,570
Creditors One Year Total Current
17346
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£493,778
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
484556
Funds Restricted
14014
Funds Total
498570
Count Employees
38
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
23 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
277
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
718051
Income Investments
2026
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
720354
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,228
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£606,828
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
611056
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3332
Expenditure Support Costs
99448
Expenditure Depreciation
4118
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£418,396
Assets Total Fixed
10461
Assets Own Use
10461
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£474,933
Assets Total Liabilities
£20,858
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£464,536
Creditors One Year Total Current
20858
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£371,461
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
428857
Funds Restricted
35679
Funds Total
464536
Count Employees
21
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bridgend
Welsh Ind
Yes

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2011-01-19T00:00:00
Charity Name
BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2013-02-06T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
510808
Assoc Registered Charity Number
510808
Assoc Charity Name
MAESTEG CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/10/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/10/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 NOV 2017 as amended on 20 May 2025 as amended on 08 Jul 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 BRIDGEND AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
Area Of Benefit
BRIDGEND

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Financial Conduct Authority

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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