MALDON AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1141869 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We offer free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone in our catchment area on their rights and responsibilities. We aim to provide the advice people need for the problems they face and improve the policies and practices that affect their lives.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £20,979 for the year, with total incoming resources of £353,262 against resources expended of £332,283. The trustees report that the charity remains within its reserves policy target, holding a strategic designated reserve of £95,000 alongside unrestricted and restricted surpluses. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant.

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery Community Fund — “Debt, Homelessness Prevention and Welfare Benefits specialist advice project National Lottery Community Fund” (source page)
• Maldon District Council — “General Advice from Maldon Maldon District Council and Essex County Council” (source page)
• Essex County Council — “General Advice from Maldon Maldon District Council and Essex County Council” (source page)
• Turncole Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund — “Outreach Surgeries and Home Visits Turncole Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund, Middlewick Farm Community Benefit Farm, Bradwell Windfarm Comm…” (source page)
• Middlewick Farm Community Benefit Farm — “Outreach Surgeries and Home Visits Turncole Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund, Middlewick Farm Community Benefit Farm, Bradwell Windfarm Comm…” (source page)
• Bradwell Windfarm Community Fund — “Outreach Surgeries and Home Visits Turncole Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund, Middlewick Farm Community Benefit Farm, Bradwell Windfarm Comm…” (source page)
• Essex Community Foundation — “Outreach Surgeries and Home Visits Turncole Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund, Middlewick Farm Community Benefit Farm, Bradwell Windfarm Comm…” (source page)
• William John Cook Trust — “Outreach Surgeries and Home Visits Turncole Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund, Middlewick Farm Community Benefit Farm, Bradwell Windfarm Comm…” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (30/01/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Claire Morinchair
• Dale Cox
• Joanna Weaver
• Laura Brown
• Melanie Halls
• Paul Roberts · trustee of 2 other charities
• Peter Dollery
• Philip James Wakeling

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).