LEIGHTON LINSLADE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1117337 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE COMPANY IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX. THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY OF THE COMPANY IS CARRYING OUT THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY, BEING TO PROVIDE A FREE ADVICE SERVICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN LEIGHTON LINSLADE AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

Objects

4. The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically: 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 Leighton-Linslade and surrounding areas.

Area of benefit: LEIGHTON LINSLADE AND SURROUNDING AREAS, BEDFORDSHIRE

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £36,030 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources rising to £251,189. The trustees state that total reserves of £250,022 represent close to 12 months of planned expenditure, significantly exceeding their policy target of maintaining sufficient cash to cover six months of normal expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, citing secured funding for the following year.

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
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ann Mary Brooks
• Claire Louise Olliffe
• Douglas James Leonard
• James Scutt
• Leonard Ryder · trustee of 1 other charity
• Linda Joan Dingley
• Lynn Barbara Stuart · trustee of 1 other charity
• Timothy Humphreys Williams

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

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