FAREHAM CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 6 July 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07653014
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £256,662
Latest expenditure: £210,304
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Citizens Advice Fareham, County Library Building, Osborn Road, Fareham, PO16 7EN

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Providing free, independent, impartial and confidential advice.

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: 23 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £256,662
Total Gross Expenditure: £210,304

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: 16 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 16 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £299,051
Total Gross Expenditure: £263,633

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: 8 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £276,090
Total Gross Expenditure: £282,212

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: 2 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 2 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £314,572
Total Gross Expenditure: £340,993

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: 16 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 16 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £254,036
Total Gross Expenditure: £208,010

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: 23 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £256,662
Total Gross Expenditure: £210,304
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £164,325
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: 50

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: 16 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £299,051
Total Gross Expenditure: £263,633
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £154,772
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: 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: 8 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £276,090
Total Gross Expenditure: £282,212
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £128,054
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: 30

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: 2 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £314,572
Total Gross Expenditure: £340,993
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £120,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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: 16 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £254,036
Total Gross Expenditure: £208,010
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: £8
Income From Government Grants: £246,647
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 26

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hampshire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FAREHAM CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-07-06T00:00:00

Charity Name: FAREHAM CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2012-02-10T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 265158
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 265158
Assoc Charity Name: FAREHAM CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31/05/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18 NOV 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 OCT 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 OCT 2020 as amended on 01 Nov 2022
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION,THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND RELIEF OF POVERTY,SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN FAREHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
Area Of Benefit: FAREHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS

09 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Financial Conduct Authority

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures