THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX SERVICE

Registered charity 1015180 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KCABS, KINGSTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX SERVICE - KINGSTON C A B SERVICE, THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU SERVICE

Provision of advice services

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 BUR WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Area of benefit: THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES AND ELSEWHERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned a small surplus of £11,699 on unrestricted funds, increasing total unrestricted reserves to £202,452. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be in accordance with their policy, which requires a target of at least 26 weeks of running costs plus the pension fund liability. The charity acknowledges challenging financial circumstances but maintains a satisfactory financial position with no restricted funds.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02751249 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• O'REGAN, Gillian — director, appointed 26/02/2026not on trustee list
• CLARK, Charlotte Caroline — director, appointed 26/02/2026not on trustee list
• PIPKIN, Gillian Frances — director, appointed 23/11/2023on trustee list
• DHARAMSI, Zubair — director, appointed 22/11/2018on trustee list
• TAYLOR, Jonathan — director, appointed 11/05/2017on trustee list
• DARLING, Jill — director, appointed 11/05/2017on trustee list
• OTWAY, Mark Mcrae — director, appointed 08/04/2008on trustee list
• MORGAN, Richard Douglas — secretary, appointed 07/03/2024

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jonathan Taylorchair
• Alison Mary Chivers
• Gillian Frances Pipkin
• Jill Darling
• MARK OTWAY
• Zubair Dharamsi

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kingston Upon Thames · Surrey

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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