Swindon and District Citizens Advice Bureau

Registered charity 1115564 Registered since 2006

Operates: Wiltshire, Swindon

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

6 trustees on the board

Matthew Box Chair since 2017
Alison Churchill since 2025
Christopher Davies since 2025
David Langley since 2020
Jaginder Bassi Singh since 2023
Simon Warren since 2023

3.8y median 3y

average tenure

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Matthew Box Chair since 2017
David Langley since 2020

7.1y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Matthew Box Chair since 2017
Alison Churchill since 2025
Christopher Davies since 2025
David Langley since 2020
Jaginder Bassi Singh since 2023
Simon Warren since 2023

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 6

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Tech and media 6Arts and leisure 1Business services 1

Gaps to watch

Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

incomespending£961k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

6.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 5.1 in 2021

28 from 22 in 2021

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

50%

Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

The London Full Gospel Central Church Similar size; both Poverty relief
Refugee Support Group Similar size; both Poverty relief
The Zacchaeus 2000 Trust Similar size; both Poverty relief
Congregation Yetev LEV Dsatmar Antwerp Limited Similar size; both Poverty relief
Liverpool ONE Church Similar size; both Poverty relief
Warrington District Citizens Advice Bureau Similar size; both Poverty relief

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.citizensadviceswindon.org.uk
Email	bureau.swindoncab@cabnet.org.uk
Phone	01793402110
Address	CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, sanford house, sanford street, swindon, SN1 1QH

Finances

£960,716 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£677,938	£653,100
2022	£717,130	£590,702
2023	£816,811	£737,291
2024	£968,209	£907,679
2025	£960,716	£886,968

What it does

What

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE 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 SWINDON AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16 JANUARY 2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24 OCT 2017

Trustees (6)

6trustees

67median age

3aged 70+

Matthew Boxage band 45-49 Chair since 2017
Alison Churchillage band 60-64 since 2025
Christopher Daviesage band 50-54 since 2025
David Langleyage band 70-74 since 2020
Jaginder Bassi Singhage band 70-74 since 2023
Simon Warrenage band 70-74 since 2023

Linked company (Companies House)

Swindon & District Citizens Advice Bureau · 04141854 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 16/01/2001

2 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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