Coventry Citizens Advice
Financlal Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2024
Charity registration number: 1000487
Company registration number. 02122698

Coventry Citizens Advlce
Flnanclal Ststements
Year Ended 31 Marth 21Y24
Contonts
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Charfly Reference and Administratlve Detalls
Truslees. Annual Report
Independent Auditorfs Report
Statemenl ol Flnancid Actlrfi118S
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12
Balance Shegt
13
Statement of Cash Flows
Noles to the Financlal Statorngnts
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Coventry Clllzens Advlce
Charlly Reference and Admlnlstratlve Detalls
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Charfty reglstratlon numbor
1000487
Company Mglstrallon number
02122698
TNstoes
J Murphy
S 8raka
J Walker-TIK)mpson
C Stephens
Cllr F Abbott
B Singh
M Lloyd
L Taylor
P Frost
IndeF￿ndent- Ch81r
Ind8pgndenl- Vlce chair
Ind8P8ndent-Treasurer
Inde￿ndent
Nomlnaled 1opresentalfve- Coventry Cbty Counc
Independont
Independent
IndoKendenl
Inde￿ndent
Chlel Executlvè Offlcer & Secretary
JPery
Reglstered offlce
(From 21 September 2024)
1-7 Station Street East,
Coventry,
Wesl Midlands.
CV6 SFL
Formor Regl8tered Offlce
(Untll 21 Septembor 2024)
Hwse,
Little Parf( Street.
Coventry,
Cvl 2JZ
Audllor
Harrl8on, Beale and O¥%*n knmitod,
Hlghdown House,
11 Hlghdown Road.
Leaminoon Sp
CV311Kr
Bankarn
National Westminsier Bank FYC.
Prlory House.
28 Colmore Clrcus.
Queensway,
Blrmlngham
84 6DY

Coventry Clllzens Advlce
Trusteos. Annual R•port (Includlng Directors. Report)
For the Year Ended 31 PAarch 2024
The Truslees present Ihelr rnport and the WLfiled finandal statements of the charity lor the yèar ended 31 March 2024.
The Trusiees hav6 adopled theprovlslons ol the Slalemenl ot Recommended Pra¢lico ISORP)"Accounting and Reporfing
by Charilles" (FRS 102) in preparing the annual report and finanaal sla18m8nts of the charity.
The financlal slal8ments have been prepared in af£ordance with lh8 accounting pofici8s set out in nolas to tho accounts
and Comply wlih the charity's govemirwj document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Roporting by Charltles:
Statement ol Recommended Practlce appllcable 10 charfil8s preparing Ih8ir ac¢ounlS In acLyJrdance with tho Financial
Reportlng Standard applicable in Ihe UK and Republtc ol Ireland wbiished in October 2019.
Trustses ol the charlty
The dIrectO￿ of ihe charltablo company are ils Iru5ts8s for ihe purposes of charity law. The Trustees vtho have setved
durirKJ the year and slnce Ihe year 8nd wera as follows:
J Murphy
S Brako
J Walker-Thompson
C Stephens
Cllr F W)bott
B Slngh
Lloyd
L Taylor
P Frost (appolnled 1 June 20¥J)
Independgrt- Chalr
Indepgnd8nt- Wice chalr
Independent- T￿aSurer
Indep8nd8nt
Nominated ￿preSentat￿O- Coventy Clty Coundl
Independent
Indèp8ndenl
Ind8P8ndenl
Independenl
Oble¢llves and actlvltte8
It is a requirement of the Twslee Board of Coventry Citizens Ad￿Ce lo ensure thal the organlsation continues to dellver
Services for public benefit and the Trustses have ¢onsklered Ihe Charity Commission's guldance on that subject. The
organls8llon's charily 0￿ects are:
to promote any charitable pufj>ose lor the publ￿ benefit by the advar￿ement of education, Ihg protectton
and preservation ol health arKI th& r8tl8f of povety, sickness and disiress in particular. bul wllhoul Itmilalion.
for the b8n8frt of the community in Coventry and the surroundlng areas.
l) The prin¢tpal acllvhl8s ol Coventy Cliizens AdYi08 are:
10 8nsure that IndI￿dual6 do r#)t suffer through a lack of knowledg8 of thalr lights and responsibilities, or of
Ihe SeNl¢e avallable to them, or through an inability to express thetr needs effe¢lrrfety and equally.
lo exercw a responslble Inllu8nc& on the dwelopment of Soclal Polkles arml seryic8s. bolh l¢)cally and
nat￿)nally.
11) Strai8gles employed lo ach18ve the Charttable oblectlves durfng yaar 20t314.
The year began wlth a conilnuation of the fflnaThSal Tumaround Plan. The key prlorflles In the pkn w8re the reducllon In
overheads associated with the cost of premlses. to make limited staff redurKlandes. and lo increase Income.
ai
Premlsos-an initlal I￿an forshort term co-locailon with other advlce agencles Inlhe clty was not pursued
for econom[¢ feasons. and so longer-18rm aliemalives were identifled. The Board decKled upon
relocailng the mah offlc8 to Coventry Build1r￿ Soclety pr8mi8e8 In Foleshill whilst retalnlng a much
reduced space in Kikby House in Ihe oty cenlre lor face lo face client appoinlmenls.
Redundary - the rodundan¢y process was ¢ompl*ed in May 2IY23 wllh the reduction ol non-
operational staff headcounl by 8.
Generallng Incornè- income In additlon to budget was circa £400k arainst the Tumarourmj Plan target
01 £2501L
b)
The Turnaround Plan was complemented by a range ol cost savlng effl¢len¢les whkh resulted In a m￿h stronger year-
end ffinanclal p)sllion Compared to projections.
iiil The role and COntrft￿1I0n8 of volunl8ers.
The impact of volunleers Ihls year has bo8n slgnlllcanL At the beginning of tho financial year there were 9 volunteer
advisors and 2 reception volunteers. by Decemb8r 2023 Ihls number had ir)creased to 42 volunteer athisors and 10
volunteers engaged in other actlwtles. This volunteer conlrlbullon represenis more ihan £100k of Ilme glven across the
year. The rgsult ol Ihis Increas8 in volunteers has meant that we were sllll ab18 to help more people desp5te the s8Nlce
impact of the staff redundancies.
Iv) Fundlng is nol provhyed through the use of scKial or program related Inve8tments.

Coveniry Cltlzens Advlee
Trustses. Annual Report (Includlng Dlreclors, Report)
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Oblecllves and athltles (¢OnlIn￿d)
v) &￿InesS Plan
Followlng on frcffi the changes acn)ss ts Organsall￿). a wevised l*Tryear 6￿[neSS PFan was develop￿1 ft)r 202416.11.
reviewed and UFthted ann￿llY In twlth trminess straw. The key o14&XNgS in the IWsin￿ plan arg revithved ai
Board m88tirvJs. Key lundlng streams and prc4ects are rna￿98d in line with lh8 ￿ntract or grant agreem&ni f￿ aach of
the sar4lces. Perfomianc8s ol these ser¥kes are revlvAul ty1he Board on a regular basls.
l) Rernodelllng and tho seThkgs.
Coventy Cltlzens Att4ke wovbjes a range of servkes. SndudlThJ gengral arKI spedallst ath￿. The 'unNersal se￿ICe. for
which Coventry Cittzen8 IAfvlce Is best known. was rebrarmled lolliM4w a 4rJlunteer staff consulmlon arKI Is r
known as 'ASK'. The ¢)perating mjel was reviewed wilh a to IncreasirvJ throwJPprt and Improving oukomes. Thls
resutted in a transfornAtk)n of the serYKe such that the lèw￿8.ad￿ ￿n8' reswnd8d to more than 250 ￿11$ in W.
more than 40% up ￿ tho wviious 12.￿￿￿th aver46 arthy the time the target of 250 has be&n reached slncg 2018.
l wqeQs
FundlTrJ lor several nvw prryeds was agre&Y Ihs year 1￿1￿11nG."
ImprovlrbJ access Talklng ltrw¥8s - promoling equltable ￿5$ to psychobgkal Ih8raples In North
Warwlthshire
RetNnk menlal h￿1th rw sw- peO8 wlth health Issues to accass sekvlces
Debt Acadry. tralnwu Peo￿ from W￿resent￿l ￿mMUnitieS to pffjvKle sp8cialL8t d8bt athAca.
carton transibon ad¥￿- 9￿￿r￿j people informailon on k>w ¢artx>n oplions such as SMART Melers
and sokr and heltyrtyj them sw
The ltrsl Ihree of these. aTrl'EmpMrf in F￿ri￿lar. have suppo￿1 a dwig8 tn wr apwoach to serd¢o dallvery across
the organlsadon. Thls d•nl is part of the planned reM￿￿[Ir￿j ot S8rvic8 provislon which has s8en energy. dgbt
and olh&r spKidisl seN*8s mova lo In Comr￿T￿ty veftL￿ and locat￿ irfwiih partner organlsatlons.
111 Perfomianca and Ckn
Coventry Grtlzens Advice have I￿¢￿Ed￿ a ser¥lce to 12,402 {2Y122r23: 11.027) peopb. pr8serflng with a total 0140.698
120W23.' 29,515) Issues, both figu￿$ rawttent a increase in adiNity des￿ a reojc￿0n In slaff numbers as a
Total finarKial galns for tho year arn £9.647.645 {2￿12123. £7.471.651) Is a swJnlffcant IrKrease on the prevlous
year, whk* equatss to £T1812022riJ: £678) ol benefft lo exh di*rt. another *nlllcant Iruea80 Irom 2022rJ.
Perfomian¢e of all setNices prqeixs are assessed againsi key d)ieaiw as agre8d with the funders and T￿￿88
F￿gh qualty Starth￿ mwFrtaEned 1hro￿l￿rt year. *ith ratirwjs (rf green auoss all four KPI'S.
We woutd llke to tharf( dl of $￿xI1￿￿ ttus year, in w￿lar..
Cardlnal
Covontry 8ulkMng Soc
Coventy City Cwndl
Macmlllan
Myton Hosp¥
Natlond Grid
NatIOn￿ CItiz•￿ A(fvke
Rethlnk
St maT￿n$ in the Fleld

Coventry Cltlzens Advlce
Truslees. Annual Report {Includlng Dlrectors, Report)
For tho Year Ended 31 March W24
Flmnclol revlew Oncludlng rngerves polky)
The gerwal financtal posilK)n for the clwity has Imwed w￿￿teraNY this year. Reduction in 0￿rt￿d costs. a wide
range ol effiaencies and increased incOff￿ have &￿trI￿rted lo a more stable ￿na￿la1 position.
The Statement ol Finanryal ￿lfvitieS the yw shows nel Inmme ftjr the year of ￿5,784 (aga1￿ a btyjgeted defldt of
£180,000) and total resgrvgs of £6CS.685. of whth £173,752 relaies to restr￿ted funds and £435,933 lo unreslr1￿ed
funds. Ths inthdes £150.437 de6trJnated fDr speak purpo￿ ty Twstoos.
Resems Pollcy
Coventry Citizens Advre's sepAc8s arg fund8d malnty ty ￿ntracts frorn national arKI local organlsalons, charilable Irusts
ar￿ some grant fur￿lI￿a Irom Coverrtry City Council. Most of ttys ctsnes as'roStrf¢led Income and has littl8 8ff6xt on lffje
Tha Tn*te8s sol the reser￿ p)rtcy In Ilne wAh the gU￿anCe iss￿1 by tr¢ Charllles C￿MiSsio￿ Tho pollcy Is miowod
annualty as part of our r￿k management pr￿Se5. The T￿￿tee5 bef￿ve that the charity shouKI hold resery8s because
has no endowments, has Ilmited sources ol voluntary In￿8, ne•Ys lo protect Itself in Ihe 8venl of unforeseen
Circumstances to ¢ontlnue its actriities: arKI ￿edS lo ￿ffia1n fle￿8 *ith an abllity to maximls8 fu￿re oprK*rtunltles as
they arise.
Re5ern*s Include general unreslrkled lunds Uree resoNasI avallable to b8 used in futh8ring the objKlives of th8
Charity in future periods arxl. for puryx>ses of setting wr reswves and the calcuktim of the laryet18¥el of
r8serv8& restrictthd and deslgnated funds affj exdudgd. as Ihese ar8 athor unavailable for gen8ral pjrposes or have
already been ccwnmllled.
The Trustees cOr￿LIar that th8 mirMmL¥n free reser¥es b8 sd at the level requlred to cover a minimum of three
months. runnlng costs. based M tr￿d9al v4tdch e(pJates lo £175.000. The level of free reseTr8s as al ts year.end T#as
£285,496 and iherefore the dHrity has with bts reser¥es wlcy.
The mlnimum res￿￿$ 18vd Is catculaled arKI annu* by Ihg Finant%. Rlsk ar#J SulK￿lI￿￿*. Ary
slgnlfficant changes In actThikn8S or cwrtractt￿I obtrJatior6 cO￿d alknt th8 Iwel of reserves vlll ba Th￿rtOred as and
Fuluro plans
Agreeing the reducilon of our Klrby Hwse demlse end rMar￿1￿ Ihe (Jlapthtso￿ assotsted wlih lease plus
flnallslng the ￿aSe lor lh8 n8w offtts In Fo18shill the immediate priority. in ordèr to redwg 0¥8rh8ads and promote
flnanclal oJnlklon¢e. sn￿ thg year a￿1 a￿1 beth the daio ot this repofL the clwity has $￿ceSSI￿1￿ resolved these
More seryices wlll follow Empyw * bekng ddfvwed in settings will enable us kn TWOrt( more ctosety
with a range of partners.
Knry*l8dg6 ol avallable suFP￿t Is farloss Fyevakni arn￿ youry in th8 area. W¢J*lrwJ wlth Goventry College we
wlll promots acress ￿ our seplirx to mre young pecpb. ensuring are aware of our servtces and Ihose of other
organlsalions. also rewittng aL￿rtIonal ¥o￿nteerS vtho will provtde translatw lo pr￿Ots tyjr seNKes and ts make our
seNlces more acc￿￿ble to those for Tkn Engtsh is not Ihelrfirsi languago.
Wa have been develoFXVV innovth Ideas to res￿￿ to i(kniffi￿ gaps Ihat WHI ￿￿)￿n￿nI wr exlstlng wvicas arKI
maxlmlse the b8neffit to tho of Ctr48nty. and we wlll subtnit Vari(￿S pro[￿￿$ lo try lo these knnded. Th
Indudes more supp)rt lor youNJ F¢*. specHtst a(kn lor the trthyrnloss ar#1 SUF¥)Ort for'hard lo reach, gr(wps
throughwt Coventy.
Golng concwn
The demand for our seTr*es a)rfIn￿ to grow. H(Mrnr, the dlawes to werritss efftdendes acmss the board.
comkxned *4th ai*lltional In(￿me genoralal have ryrovad the fmarKlai pos1￿￿.
The Board mrutcrfs financHI ￿1th of the Charfty avKI Ihe short.temi ftyecasls. Thege aré based on corffjeprtlV8
èsllmales of lh8 OUtc¢Jn8 of c￿nmItted projects. ty tolh value and ￿rnIrvJ. loThANI, there are ￿ materfal or
Slgnificanl ur￿￿rtaIn¢ieS abjth the fulure of the Charity in Ihg M•￿iUM term.

Covontry Citizens Advlce
Tru￿088, Annual Report (Includlng Dlrectors, Report)
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Structure, govemance and management
11 Govemlng docUM￿t
Coventry Cltlzens Advlce, I0￿e11Y known as Coventry Citizens Advice Bureau. is a charitable company 1Smlled by
guarantee, In￿ry)01ated on 13th Aprfl 1987 and reglstered as a ¢harity on 2nd O¢li)ber 1990. The Company was
eslablished under a memorandum ol assoclailon which establlshed Ihe objects and powets of the charflable company and
Is govemed under Ils artlcles of assoclatlon. These articles were updated al Covenlry ciilzens kntce'6 AGM on 4th
January 2014. Twslee Board Mernbers und8rtake that. ￿￿er the Company Dlrectorfs Dlsquallflcatlon Act 1986. Ihay arfr
noi under Qualikallon Order, nor are they dlsquallfled by lh8 Chadtles Act 2011 (Se¢llon 178) from acllng as a Charity
Truste8. There are 9 Dlr8Ctors of the Company, and the value of each DSrectorfs Ilablllty In ts event of Ihe
Charltylcompany wlnding up Is £1.
11) Recruitinent and Appointment of Trustees
The dlradors of lh& ￿1MpanY ara also charity trustees forthe pu￿ of chartty law, and under Coventry Ctlizens Advice
artlcles, are known as Trusle8 8oard Members. Undèr ihè requirements d Ihe Memorandum and Arudes ol Ass(wtton,
the members of Ihe Trusleo Board ar8 elected to serve for a period of 3 years, after whlch they musl b8 re.elected at tha
next Annual G8nèral Meellng Ise& artlcles ot assodallon, paragraphs 41- 471.
Trustees are openly recrulted and salectèd fortheir ablllty to make an effectviè contribution to Ihgtjoard through Iheirskllls,
knowladgo and experl&nc8, as well as hthng aproven Int8r8s1 In theworkol the organlsatton. Appolnlments are approved
by a mseilng of Ihg fijll board.
Illl TnLgtee Inductlon and Tralning
An Inlital Inductlon meeting is held between p)tentlal Trustee Members and the Chlef Ex8artlve, who furrdshes lh8
Inmming Trustee Board Member wllh the latest publlshed aKounts, the wganlsallonal chart, the prevlous year's annual
report, and two sets ot tho most recent Ixiard minutes. Th8 memorandum and artlcles document and sfandng orders lor
meeting8 are abo provr(led,
Board Members are Invited lo take athanlage of tralnlng that Is on offer by various provldars. Sometlm85 this relates to
Sp￿rn¢ furKling streams bul. more Ilkety. covers the broad prlnclFAes that need to be taken on board by all irusiee$.
Coventry Clllzens Advice Is a member of Cllizens Athce, Ihe natlonal assoclation. Thg organlsalion meets the quallty
standards sel oul In Ciliz8ns Advice's M8rrthershlp Scheme, and Is audltod by Citizens Advic81o these slandards, by way
ol the Leadgrshlp Self-Assessment.
Th& Trusteg Board Is responsbl& for making policies io e￿Ure Ihat tha organisation complies with the Citizens Advice
Memb8rshlp Scheme, wlth charity Lqw, company law. ampIo￿ent raw, health and. safety law. and wlth th& organisatlon's
mernorandum and artic18s ol a$s￿latIOn.
Iv) Organlsatlon
The Twst8es are collect￿•1Y responslble for the govemanco of the organlsatlon, and for its effectlve
management. Trustees are aware of Ihelr legal re¥Jonsllxlliie$ and Ilabllllles and act r8ason8bly arml pwdarrtly In the
Interests of lh9 Qrganlsatlon and avold conlllcts whh other Interosts. The latter Is chethed at every board meetlNJ.
Wlth the Chief Executive. tha trf)8￿ maps out Ils stralegles, sotting aims and oble¢tlve8 and agrees a buslness plan within
availabl& resources. The board appro¥es an annual budgd and has flnancial controls and r8POrtlng procedur8s Ihat
enable It to ensure appropriate use ol resources and flnancFal stablllty. ThLs Includes an annual revl8w of remungralion
for all slatt. in lin8 wlth the ￿lIent HR pollcies and procedures. Ther& are Su￿mMItte9$, Financ&. Risk ar¢d Audll
Subcommltt88: and a Peopl& and Remunerailon Subcommlttee, The Flnance. Rlsk and Audlt Subcommltt8e Is responsible
for making recommendalons on the level ol r8source allocallon requlred to meet th? [￿)lIcY oblecilves of Ihe board, and
on th8 ulilisation of $uth r8sources. It also revlews monthly management accounls against ￿d981. The People and
Remuneration Sulxommittee 1$ responsible for all human résourcgslskffino Issu88, health and salety issugs. equ
opportunltles in relallon lo all aspects of eM￿yment and seNlc& dgllvery.
Sirategy and Polity Is dlscussed at board meetlngs. The sul>committees meet separately and make r8￿mmer￿latiOnS to
the board. Tho full board meetquarterly, or rnonthly If requSr8d.

Coveniry Cltlzens Advlce
Trustees, Annual Report (Includlng Dlrectors. Report)
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Structure. governance and managemfrnl (conllnued)
iv) Organlsallon lo)NlnuedJ
Trustees are kept Inlormed aboul the b￿lnesS and activities of th8 organisation by th8 Chi81 Executive and are
accountable for govemance vlthout Lwlng directly inVo￿ed In Its day to day njnnlng. The board Is the efflployer of the
organisatlon's pakl staff, and direclly recrutts, supp)rts and monllors the Chief Execullve. It delegates the recrultmenL
8UPPOrt and supervlslon of other staff and volunleers lo th8 Chlef Execuilve. The Chlef Ex8CLrtive d81egal8s a rarmje of
responslbilities to members ol the senlor management team. A scheme of delegatlon Is In plac&. and day to day
responslblllty for the provlslon ot the service rests wih thg Chlef Executive. who is rosponsiblo forensurlng Ihat the ¢harlty
dellvers th8 S8rvtces speclfled. The Chief Executlve has responsibllity for th8 day.l04ay op8rallonal management ol th8
organlsailon. ensuring that tha leam contlnue to dèvelop thgir skllls and working practices In line with goc%l practlce and
lund8rs' requlrem8rrts.
v) Related Partles
Covenlry Cltlzens Advice is a m8mbar of Citizens Advice. the na110￿1 associaiion. who wovid8 SUPPOrt at a r￿l￿onal level
to all Individual organlsalions. However. indfvldual organlsatlons are autonomous h gengrallng thelr own Income and
managlng pr4ects. and Coveniry Clllzens Advlce Is an independgnl charity in its own right.
Cov&nlry Citlzens Advlc8 Is an aaiv8 member of the Alfvtce Servic8s Covèntry {ASCI whlch encompasses partnership
worklng wllh other (Kganisations InclLKllng the Law Sw8ty. Coventry Independent Advlce SeNi¢es and Age UK.
vil Rlsk Management
Covenlry Citizens Athllce has completed a cory)orale risk managemeni exertise wh￿h cannot elimlnate all rlsks bul should
prowde reasonable assurance Ihal problems are identlffgd on a timely basis. Major rlsks to whlch Ihe tharity is exposed
have b88n revlèwed and systems pul in place lo mlligale those risks. The board wlll continue to ravlewthe corporat& rl4(
register and ensure Ihal action plans a￿ in place lo mittgate its key risks. Included in 8tsrnal risks Is Ihal of the loss of
furKllng. The effects ol ihis have been minimised by funds baing secu￿d from avariety of sources. The charity conllnues
lo seek to further rfiverslty its funding sources. Inlemal rfsks ar8 mlnlmlsed by ihe imthmentatton of pr￿edureS IOT
authorisatlon of all transactlons and prolocts and lo ensur8 consistent quafity ol dellvery for all operational aspects of the
charitabl¢ compary. Thase procedures are pgriodically r&vi8wed lo erwe that Ihey stlll meel Ihe needs of tho ¢haty.
Th8 organi$a11on has adoplad the recommended Citlzens Advlce poll¢yfor Inlormallon assurance. All staff, volunteers and
Truslee$ have lo complete annual Iraining on.. Inlormatton Manag8menl. Health and Safety. Saleguarthng. Equalily and
Diversty. GDPR and Financial ConductAuihority F*ocedurns. A quartety rlsk assessment Is also carrlad out tyeach leam
tArfthln thg organisatlon.
Yii) Pay poll6ry for senior staff
Salary and bènefits are review9d by the People and Remuneration subcommittee. Tha pay torall staff is reviewed annualty,
Compadng to similar ro18s and pay Sltvclures of similar OTganisations. ￿ awar(ts are made in line with the budgeL
Fundralslng
Whilst tts tharlty does Incur some expenditure in respect of fundralslng actlvlltes these are on a vary small scale and do
not tomi part ol Ihe charlty's princlpal actlvllies. The charity neilher pa1￿C1pat8S In pubficly Market￿ lundralslng events nor
In the aclive sollclting of donallons from membèrs ol the public. Accordlngly, Ihe Charity k% not registered wllh the
Fundraising Regulator, allhough the TrL*lees wlll kegp ts slluallon und8r review.

Coveniry Clllzens Advlce
Trustees, Annual Report {Includlng Dlrector3' Reporl)
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
TN8téo•' ra•pon81blllll08
The Trusle88 (who are al80 dlreclots of Covontry Cltizgns NAlvi¢e lor Ihè pury)os•s ol company law) are respondblo lor
pr8parfng the Trustees, Annual Report and the financlal statements In accordance wllh awlcable law and Unlled Klngdom
Accounilng Standards {United Kingdom Genorally AC￿p1￿ Acmunting Praclloel.
Company law raquifes tha Trust88S to prepare financlal stslemènts lor aach flnanclal year. Under company law Ihe
Trustees must not aFprove the ffinanclal slatements unless th8y aro sallsfied that they gfve a true and falr vlow of the stai8
ol affalrs of the charltable ccmpany and ol tha Incomlng rg8ources and appllcailon ol resources, Includlng Ihe Income and
expondlture. of the charftable company for Ihal perl(xl. In prepartng ts88 finardal statemerrt8, thg TnJslaa8 are required
lo..
seleth sullable accounllng p)Ikles and then apply them wnslslenily:
obseNe the methods and prfnclple8 In the Chariil88 SORP 2019 (FRS 102):
make Judgements and estlmates that are r&a8onable and pwdenl:
stale whethor appllcable UK Accounllng Standards have been lollowed, SUb￿t ￿ any materfal
departures thsc108ed and explalned In the flnanclal stalemenls,,
prepare the Itnan¢lal *atsments on the golng concam bas18 unloss It18 Inapproprlalg to prosume that
Iho ¢hariiable ¢x>mpony t￿11 conllnue In operallon.
The Tw8tee8 are responslblfr for keeping adequale aCC¢)unilng r8coids Ihal dlsclose wlth reasonable accuracy at any Ilme
Iho flnanclal posltlon of tho charttable ￿MpanY and enable them lo ensure that ihe flnanclal siatsments comply wllh the
cOm￿nI06 A¢1 2006. They afg also rèsponsible for 8af8guardlng th8 ass&ls ol the charStable company and hence lor
taklng r8asonabl8 810P8 for the pravenilon and dèiectknn ol fraud and other Irregularflles.
In so lar a8 th8 Twstee8 are aware:
th8rn18 no ral&vanl audft Infonnatlon ol whlch th8 charttable company8 audlor18 unaware: and
the Truslees hava tak•n all steps that they ought to have laken lo make Iham8elves aware ol any relevant audll
Inlormatlon and to eslabllsh that the audlior18 aware of that Inlormallon.
In approvlng the Tw8to08' Annual Report, we al80 approve the Dlrector8' report InCI￿led Ihereln, In our c•paclty
Company dlrethrn.
The TN8t888' Annual Report ha8 bogn pr•pared In ￿¢￿anCe wlih the 8p9Cl￿ provl8lon8 01 the Companle8 Act, relatlng
10 8mall ent]1188.
On bohatl ol the Board
J Murphy. Chalr of Trustees
29 Octobgr 2024

Coventry Citlzéns Advke
Independent Audltorfs Report lo the trustees of Coventry Clllzens Advlce
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Oplnlon
We have audllod the IlnancSal stst•Ythts of c￿*71ry Citlzens {tr• 'charilabl8 ¢(Mpan￿ lor tho year erKled 31
March 2024 which compdse the Statgmenl of FinAn￿1 Aclmlies, thè Balancg Shgel. Ihg Slalgmeni of Cash Flows and
Notes to It* Financial SL*ements, induding a swmmary of sgnlficant a¢c(wntirvJ poficles. The financial reFK*rtlng
framework that has téen In thelr preparatK)n is appli¢aY8 law and United King(lom A¢counting Standards,
indudlng Flnanclal Reportlng Stsnda￿ 102 The Rnancid Starnlard aFplcable In the UK aThJ IWbllcof IreL8nd
Iunlled Klngdom Ganeral￿ Accepted ￿￿urrttng Practu).
In our oplnlon ihè fInand￿ statemenls:
gl¥8 a tru8 and falr VI￿ of the *at8 01 th? charitatle eompany'8 affalr8 as at 31 March 2024, and c4 its I￿Ing
resources and a￿lCalm)n of fast￿re88,1￿ its Irr4)me and experrfliturg. for the year Ihw) anded:
have be￿ propéty wepared tn acrnriknx with Unlied Kh*m G•wally kwt•J kO￿ntIr0 Pracllce; and
8ag1s lor oplnlon
Wo cOndl￿ted our au(th In accordanc• with Inlemaoonal SiarKlards rm Audlllng IUKI IISAS IUKI) and applIca￿a law. Our
responsibllltles under IIK)So siandart16 are lurther descrEb8d In lh8 ALrfiiorfs ro¥KJngblllilo8 for Ihe audlt ol tha flnanclal
8talemenl8 sectlon ol our rewrt. We aro lThJ¢p¢ndenl ol ts charilaU8 company In acctydance wlth Ihe 8thlcal
raqulrements Ihal are relovanl lo our audll ol th8 flnwKlal stalements In Iho UK. Includng th8 FRC'S Ethul Standard, and
we have fulfllled Qui other olhk81 rosponslblllil8s In a¢￿￿nCe tmih these rgqulr8m8nts. We bdlave that the audli
evldenco we ha￿ ¢Jbtalnod16 sulftclent arKI approwlale lo wovkle a ba8L8 for OLY OFdnbn.
Conclu•lon• rntsllng ts golng
In audliing Ihe finanual slalemenls. we have ccnclLthJ Ihal the Tn*ts88' ￿ ol concem baslB of aC0￿ntIng In
th8 preparailon ol the financlal $taiom6nts 16 approwlalg.
Based on the worft ¥$* have F*rformod. we have not idwtlllgd any material uncertainllos felattng Io ovonls or concollons
that, IrKlfvldualty or cd*ifvety. may cast *nltkani doubt on the tharitable Mmpanls ablllty to ￿ntInue 8$ a golng
concom lor a perlod of at lea81 t4￿1%￿ fflonlh8 I￿ ththon ts ffina￿￿ staknnents aro aLrth*y18ed lor168U•.
r responslbllltle8 arrtl th• respo￿￿1111181 of thé Tntsh88 vrith rn6PKt lo golw (xxKwn am do8crfbed In Ihg rnlgvant
8ectlon8 of th18 rq)orL
Oth•r Inlornwllon
The other Infomallon comprlses Ihe inlomiation Induded In the TnJstees' Annual Repm. oih8r than Its fflnanelal
8lalements and our audltorfs tF¢reon. Tr¢ Tntsiées are resp3nsitkn for lh8 oth8r Infom)aiion Contalned wlihin thè
flnanclal statemenls. Our o￿n￿n on Ihg flnanclal ststements does not cover the other infomalbn ar#Y, ie th8 8Xtenl
olherniso axpllclily ￿ated In our report. we O) not express any lorm ol assurance •XJnduslon thereon.
Our re$w)nslblllty 18 to re￿1 the ￿hOr inlornHlkm and, ￿ d(xNJ so, conslder whether Ihe olhèr Informatlon Is matedalty
Irm￿n￿slanl wllh thg IOna￿la1 slalements or Ixjr kTh)YAedg8 oblainod In th8 coutse ol Iho audit or othen¥iso appèars 10 be
malerlally rnlsstated. If w8 kl8nlify matedal In(x)nsislerK* or apparent maierlal mls6tal8ments. we ara requlred lo
detemilne vtheiher Ihls glves dse lo a materlal mlsstalement In the fin￿￿181 stalomenis lhernselves.11, based on the work
we have perforn￿d. we cl￿d￿ Ihal thern Is a matsrfal nTh88ta1em￿I of thls othor Infomatlon, wo are roqulred io report
that IKI.
We have nolhlng Io fewi In Ihls regard
tters on whlch we ave roqulr¢d lo report by ox¢epllon
We have nolhlng lo report in respect of the 101k￿￿ mattws In relatkffl lo *filch the Charltlos {Ac¢ounts and Reports)
Regulallons 2008 requ*8 us lo report lo you If. In our q)ili￿.
Ihe 1n1onna￿on In Ilrwxial siatemants Is IrmW*nt In any maiorkl rw*t wlth lh8 Trustsos. r0POrt' or
the charftabfe compary has nol kerrt adewato accounting recfflts; or
the financial S&l￿ents are In allre￿*￿ wilh th• ac¢ountlng records arwj rettms: or
we have nol receNed dl Ihg infomwkn exFdanallons we rewlre lor ¢xJr a￿111.
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Covenlry Clllzens Advlce
Independent Audltor's Report lo the trustees of Covenlry Cltlzens Advl¢e
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
R￿ponsIbIlItIe# ol Tru8te8S
As explalned rnore lully In the TnJstee$' re8ponslb611ti8s stalemont set out on page 9, the Trustees (who 8r8 also the
dlrectors of Ihg ¢harllablè company for ts P￿￿OseS of company law) are responslble for the preparallon of the ￿ nanclal
statements and lor b8lng satlsfiod thai Ihgy glv& a tN8 and falrvlew, and forsuch Internal conirol as the Trusiaes delenrtlne
Is necessary to enabl& the preparallon of flnanclal stalements thai are free from materfal misstatement, whether du8 10
fraud or error.
In prapailng Ihe Ilnanci81 Slalements, tha Twste88 are rosFonslble for assessing the charitable company's ablllty to
¢Mtlnu8 as a golng concem, dLsclosSng, as applkable. matt8ts related b golng concem and uslng the going concem basls
of accountlng unless Ihg Tru￿88$ 85thèr Int8rn% to Ilquidate the charllable o)mpany or to cease op8rallons, or have no
reallstk altemafve but lo do 80.
Audltotr8 r88ponslbllltl88 lar the audlt ol the Ilnanclal 8tatoments
We have b89n appOInt￿ as audllor under sectlon 144 of th8 Chartlle8 Act 2011 and reFort In a(xordanc8 vAth regulation$
made under sectlon 154 of that Act.
Our obJ8dfve8 arotoobtatn rea8onabl8 a8suranca about*t￿ther1h•IInanclal statements asawhole arolreèlrom malerfal
mlsslalemenl, whether dua lo fraud or arror, and to Issue an authlofs rewrt thal Includ&s our oplnlon. Reasonable
assurance 1$ a hlghrgvel of assurance, I￿1 Is noi a guarante• thai an audll cOndU￿8d In accordanco w6th ISAS IUK) wlll
alway6 deteo a malertal mlsslalemenl when 11 exlsts. Mlsstsiements can ad88 from fraud or error and ar8 Conddgred
mat8rial11, Indlvldually or In th6 aggrègate, Ihey coukl fO￿onablY b8 8xpeclod lo Inllugrw the economlcdeclslons of u88r8
taken on thè basls 01 th88e ffinanclal 8talements.
Irr8gularllle8. Indudlng fra￿1, are IMlance8 of non<ompll8n¢8 I￿¢h laws and regulatlons. We deslgn procedures In Ilne
wllh our ro8pon8lbllliles, oullln8d above, to dolect malerfal ml88lalern&nts In respect of IrregulariileB, Includlng fraud. The
exlenl lo whlch our procedure6 ara capabl8 of detectlng Irr8gularftla8, Includng fraud Fs delalled below:
The authl process Includ08 an a85968ment of th8 8ntlii8 rlsk onvlronmenl, through enqulry of and dlscu88lon wlth
management and thosé charged wlth governanc8, Includlng an a86e6smént of any kay laws and regulat10￿ wllh whlch
Ihe charllablg company must comply In the ordlnary course of Its op8railon8.
Addlllonally, the ovorall r18k8 ol Irregular Iran8actlon8 oc¢urrfng ar& aBB88S8d followlng our ob88rvailon$ and conff mallon
ol the d88lgn and Implomenlallon ol m8nagemenl'8 Controls. Whll81 we are mlndlul of these rl8k8, our audli I￿818 g8aied
ioward8 tha r18k ol maiorfal ml88talemant In the Ilnanclal staiemenl8 88 a whol8.
As such, our procedures rAnnol guaraniee Ihal all Iran8acllon8 have been lully compllanl wlth all relevant law8 and
re9ulallons, Includlno those regulallons relallng to Iraud. a$ our procèdures are not deB￿ned lo d818ei all Instanc￿ of non-
compllanc8. By deflnlllon, the rlsk ot our dat￿10￿ of non-compllan¢e16 greatèr where compllancg wllh a law or regulallon
18 removed from th? events and tran8actlon8 r8llacled In Ihe Ilnanclal statements. The rlsk18 also greater regardlng
Irrogularlll88 du8 to fraud raiher than èrror, as Iraud Involvgs Inlentlonal ¢oncealmenl, lorgery, collu8lon, omls8lon or
ml8reprn8•ntatlon.
A lurther d96crlpllon ol our r88ponslbllllle6 lor the audli of tha flnanclal 8ts1ements18 l¢Jcated M the Ananclal Reponlng
c￿n¢[l.8 webslie al:
Thls d88crtpllon lom8 part of our audllorfs rewrt.
U80 of our report
Th15 report 58 made 801gly lo th? ¢harftable company'$ Tr￿te0S, as a b(￿. In accordance wllh Part 4 of the Chadile8
(Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008. Our audll woth has bean undertaken so that might stale lo tho chadtabl8
company's Trustees those matters wè aro requlred to 81ale lo Ih8m In an audllofs report and for rto other pu￿0$8. To the
full8SI exlent pennltted by law, we do noi accept or assum8 responslblllty to anY￿e olhèr than th8 charitable company
and the charllable compary's Truslees a8 8 boty. for our aud51 wort for Ihb report. or for Iho oplnlons we have lomwd.
Harr1$¢￿ Beale & Owen Llrnkod
Hlghdown House
11 HlqFwJown Road
Leamlnglon Spa
WaV￿ckShIr0
CV311Kr
Dale: 29 Cknber 2024
Harrlson Beale & O￿n Llmlled 1$ gltgltle lo ad as an audlior In tem)s of Secllon 1212 01 th& Companles Act 20Q6
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Covenlry Citizens Advke
Statement of Financlal Acllvltles (Including IrKome arKI Expendllure Accounl)
For thè Year Ended 31 March 2024
2023
UnreBlrlthd Restrlcted
lund8
Tolal
Incom8 and endowments Irom:
Donations and legacies
Charllab18 acfvltl86
Other Iradlng 8MMIi8s
Invoslff¢nts
741
2.409,209
2.800
2,290
641.￿7
1.051.862
1.693.169
Total Incorne and •ndrywn
650.939 1,052.930
1.703069
2.415.040
Exp￿dIt￿m on:
CharItats￿ acdvthas
511428
1,115.6TI
1,628,105
2.458,212
Tolal oxpondllur•
512,428
1.115,677
1,628.104
2,456212
Net Incomthl (wmdlth)
138,511
161747)
75,764
141.172)
Tran•fern lJolw•en lund•
17
(6.6701
131,841
{$8,0771
75.764
(41,172)
Aeconclllatlon ol funds:
Tot￿ lurK18 bmLwJhl loThvard
17
533,921
575.093
Total fund• carrled lorwa
17
173.752
609,685
533,921
All Inc4Th1 and exp8ThJltwe derlvo from ccthlro adlvlbo8.
The stalement of finatxlal actr4111gs Includ&8 all galn6 and108￿ rwnl8ed dudng tho yw.
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Coventry Cltlzens Advlce (Company Ilmfted by guara￿e8 reg. number: 02122698)
Balance Sheei
As at 31 March 2024
ZI24
2023
Tangl￿@ assets
11
Debto
Cash * bat* and In hand
12
114,860
672.292
787,152
372.708
3￿1,463
7fJ.171
Credhor8: amounts l•lllng due t•thn ￿ar
13
183.951)
{89,2S))
703,201
633.921
Total 0888ts ItsWIItIos
633.921
Credltor8: amounts falllng after morn thon ane y
14
{100.000)
Provl8lons lor Ilablllt
15
(100.0001
609.685
533.921
Charjty Funds
R8siricbJ funds
Unreslrfcted fur
17
17
173.752
229.V29
304.092
Tolal elmrlty
533,921
Forlh& year endlng 31 March 2024 comparry Wds entrfed ￿ exemptionfffjm undersection 477 01 tho Companies
12006 relallng to small o)mpanies txrt as thi5 company is a c*arity. il Is SLO]8CI to audtt under th8 Charlues Act 2011.
Dlrectors. re4)D￿l￿￿￿e$.
The members have not requlred the c4)mpany to obtain an oflts tsrthg year In qu8stk)n In acu)rdar
¥￿th sectton 476 of the Companies kt 2006.
The olrectors acknowledge thelr res￿￿8$ lor IXXTWyiw whh fv rwir*ngnts of the YAth rw*t to
account]ng records and the preparation of acciwnts.
These Ilnandal staiements have tJ8en woFxred In aCC￿d￿n￿ *1lh ts spedal of Part 15 of fv Companies
Act 2006 ralatlng lo *nail corpaThe&
The Ilnanclal statements ap￿￿ed artlK•rlsed ts Issu8 ty Ihe Board on 29 Octo￿r 2024.
stgnod on behall of the 8oatYl of Tn￿tee8.
J Walker.Thompson. Ttustse
J Nlurth, Tnjsteg
The notes on pages 15 to 26 I￿rn Ixrt otth8so stateme￿.
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statement of Cash Flows
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
2023
Cash flow Irom opernllty adm
19
225.164
(201,7491
Cash flow from Inve8tlng acuvllles
Intere* r8celved
Pu￿hase of tanglble flxed ass
9,632
(12.96n
2.290
13,3351
2.290
Cash fl¢>w from Ilnondng actl¥ttles
Loan advanced
100.000
Net Cagh 11¢￿ from flnanclng actmdos
100,000
Not Increa8e l (deuth8e) In cash and ¢ash ¢qulvalonts
321.829
(199.459)
Cash and ¢a8h equl¥alents al 1 Awll
350.463
549.Y22
Cagh and Cash equlvalenls at 31 Mar
671292
Analy818 01 changes In not funds
Al 1 Aprll
Cash
Ilov
Al 31 March
I*A
Cash at b8nk arKI in hand
321.829
672,292
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Notes io the Flnanclal sialthneiits
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
knmary of 8lgnlllcant aecouftty pollcle8
(0) ¢3¥bw•I Infonnollon and baal$ d wparnik
Coventy Citizens AcbAce 18 a privats (xirwy linbted iy gJaran*&. incorForatèJ in England and Wales. In lh8
8nt of tha charity up. ts rA￿lty In respecl of lh8 guarantee Is Ilmlted ￿ £1 member of the
charlty. The CCAnpary number and Iho athjress ot the registe￿ office * givw in the tharity InfO￿allOn on page 3
Thè finani?d staiemenls have lJ8an prepared in accordm wilh Accwntlw arKI Rep)rtlrwJ by Charllgs: Sial?mènl
Staftd￿ 4lFlicable h the UK arnl Repth of Irdand In Cktotr*r a)19, Ihe Flnandal ReKvMtrbJ Standard
apFknle In the UK arKI Rewblk of Ir81arKI IFFts 1t)2). th? 2011. Ihe C￿nIeS ki 2006 arKI UK
The charity c¢m8tituW a wbfic berwfft entsty as deltned by FRS 102. Assets and IFabllllles are fnlllatty recco￿sed
at hÉslortc￿ cost or Iransathn value uftless other*lse slated In the rdevant acA)uNlrvJ policy nok(s).
The slgnltsit aCC￿n￿r0 polkles In the wepar*bn of Ilw flnandal statemwts are satout bekfyy. These
llues have been condsteth lo all years wesèrted unless oth&Nryse stabj.
(b) Funds
Unrestrkted furKls are av*bl8 lor use al dlsfxekn of th8 Tntstee8 In further￿ of tho general o￿t￿e$
the and which have not IMn designated for olher w￿585.
0èswjnat￿ furxls ￿￿e$￿ed fun¢ts Ihat have been set aslde Trustees for parlcular pUr￿SeS. Th8
alm and use of each d*naled fvrKI Is sel (￿rt tn the notes lo the finanoal ststeffl8nts.
have b88n raised by thè charfty for part¥)Jlar wrposes. The costs ol ralswo armd admlnlstedng such funds are
arged agalnst tre ￿rrtI. The abn and use ￿ each resthctsd fur* In the nots5 ￿ lh8 financial
statemen
(c) Inc<Mne recognliion
I Incorthg resoufces aft1nd￿ In Ihe Slatanenl of FIna￿l Athlltes (SOFA) **withecharhylB legalty entlilad
to the Income after any perlomiance Co￿l￿On$ have boen meL the amount can b8 mèasured rellaw and it Is
wobatle that the IrrAMne WIN be r￿l￿d.
irm *ill be re(thpd arKI arn￿¢an be measured rgllabty.
Fordonaiiors io be reu>gnls&l the tharttywlll have Ixen noffied crf amounts and the settbmenl date In Twrftlng.
If there are allathed to ts donation and thts re(pJires a Iw81 of perf0m￿nCe before enlillemenl can be
¢Jbiwned then In(xJme Is defeffed unlil those conthiions are fuNy mel w Ihe fum1m￿l ol those ¢orthlor6 Is wllhln
the o)nlrol of Ihe charity and It Is probable Ihat th￿1 bo fulfilbs.
Donated faafities arKI (IDroled prof#slonal serrfKes are rwnb•Y In Irwne atthelrfalrvalue when thetrecorv)mk
benefll is wobabla, it can ￿ m8asur&l rellaw arKI the cFHrlty has conlrof over the Item. Falr value is determlned
on the basis of Ihe value ol the glft to tho chartty, fr)r exampkn Ihe amount tho charfty *t*uld be wlling to pay in tho
O￿n rna￿et for sijch fadules and $eN¢es. A tx)rrespondty amounl b recognised In experdture.
No amount ts incktded tn th8 financlal sthtem8nts tsrvolunleer In Ilne ￿ the SORP. Furthw detall Is gtven In
the Tr￿leas. Annual Rep)rL
For le￿18$, enotsment is the eather of the dwity iYEng notllted of an ImpendFng dL$tr￿1on or bdng
rece￿9d. At this Orrt IrHxJme Is recogrdsed. On occaslon legacies will be notified lo thè charity, t￿eVer It Is not
Yjssible lo measure th8 amourt 8xpwx￿I to b& d1strll￿￿1. On these orxoskxB, the legacy * trealod ￿ a
contirKJoni ass81 and dtsCk￿.
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Notes to Ihe Flnanclal Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Summary ol slgnlllcant a¢c(AMrtlng pollcleB (¢ontlnued)
(c) Ir￿Qme wocognlllon (contlnuedl
Income from Iradlng adiiitss Incl￿ irtome eamed furKJraisiw events and Irading actiVTties to rais? ffiJnds
lor Ihe charity. Income is receivfyd In exthange for suNAying g￿d$ and sopites in order to raise funds and is
Inlere* Irm is rwlsed usiTrJ the a￿11¥0 Interest rale meth(Kl and is recg)gnk%ed as the charity's rfght lo
(d) Expendtt￿ vecognlllon
Ail expen(thwo is a£oJunted for on an ac(xuals basis arnl has been cknlfi8d under healfjngs that aggregate all
costs related to the category. Exp￿Ilure is rwlsed knth8re there is 818gal or conslNclive obllgafjon lo make
payments to third parties. it is pmbatle thal the Sett￿ will be reryJir•Y and the arno￿1 of Ihe obllgation can bo
Expenditure on charitabb adivilw indudes Ihose costs In￿1[ed by the charity in the ddvery of its acfviknes
and sentices for ts benef¢Aries. kx)th (x)sts that rdate threcuy to an acllwlty and those ofan irnyirect
nature n￿eSSary to SUF1￿ them.
Support costs are thoso thai assist the ol the tharity trArt nol represent d￿r[lable a¢tivllla$ and
Incl￿10 olf¢e costs. govemance costs and admintslratN8 payroll costs. They are Incurred dlrectly in support ol
expendilure on th8 obiects ol the charity a￿1 Ind￿ managemart wrted out al H9adquart8rs. Where
supwrt c#)sts cannot be dir• attribut8d to part￿￿r l*a01r￿ Ihey have been all(¥cated to exp8ndtlure on
charitable aclivllies on a basis corffjbtenl *ith use of the resources. Tr bases ￿ vthl(J) support costs have been
all￿ated are: the kngth ol the proig¢x: & Ihe mmber of FfE ￿p￿Yed on Pro￿ The analygs ol these ry)sts
Induded in note 6.
(Q Tanglblo Ilxed as*ts
Tangi)l& fixed assets are captaf¢ed wt*r8 expendllure exceeds £1,000 and are Staled al cost {or do8m•J costl
or vafuation 18ss accumukied dqxeualim aTrJ ac0JM￿ated knpalrmenl Ioss9s. Cost Indudes ￿$ts 07rectly
attrityJtable to ftwklw lh8 ass6t capable of operatirmj as Intsnded.
Depreciation is on all #rYJible ￿ed assets. at rales cakx1lal￿ 10 off the CfAL18ss estlmated residual
Computer ewwent
3 ￿T6 slrayht lin8
Ftttures and fftii
3. 5 >*ars straight Ilne
Mott)r vghicles
2 years stra￿t lino
Where assats are proiact spedlk they are in lino t*lih the I￿8 of Ihe prol
Ig) Debtor8 and credllorn mlv* I payablo wlthln ono year
Debtors and credttors rK> Stalod hrterest rat8 and ￿l￿aLle or payab￿ witrdn cne year are recorded ai
(h) Flnanclal In8trumenls
Loans and b￿￿IngS ar8 Inrtdty recognised al the trar6xtiM hKludrvJ transackn costs. Subsequently.
they are m8asured al amcrflis&J tJ)st uslTrJ the ellective iniorest rale method.1&8s Imp81rmenL If an arrangemant
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Notes lo the Flnanclal Ststements
For tho Year Ended 31 March 2024
Summary ol slgrfficanl aeeounllw poll¢les (conllnued)
(l) Pfovl8lon8
Provisions are recognlsed when ts dBrity h&% an obfybon al th8 balance sheel date as a resuli of a past evenl,
it Is probtha that an outtIty￿ of economic bernffts *ill be required In saiilew￿I and the amount can be reliatAy
estlmated.
a) Lee889
R&rtals payable and receivable urthr I)pWa￿ leases are charged to ts SOFA on a straIghl.￿ne basls over the
perlfyy of ts lease.
(k) Emphyee b￿e1￿$
Wf*n errwwees have rend8red serAce * the chatty. *￿rt.¢0m7 employee beneflts to whlch the èrry>loyees are
entlll•J are rwLsed at the und￿{￿nted amount exp*￿1 to be paKI (n exdMng8 f(Y thal seNlce.
The tharity OFeratss a deffir￿d Cornrlxjtion penth pkn for Iha benefft of Its emplow. Contrlbullons are
Redundancynernination payffonts are dIarg￿l tothè SOFA n the pwbd to whlch tlw retale, once Ihere Is a legal
or ¢onstnJciNe oblkJation to make the paymenL
O) Tax
The charity 1$ considered ￿ pass tr* lests set out in Paragraph 1 S￿￿lUIe 6 Fwwlcè 2010 and theRfoR 6t
meets the definltion of a ¢*wltthe c(Mnpany for UK axpornlN)n tax wfp08es. As S￿h. it does not Ilability lo
cijrFM)ratk￿ tax In the c¢Jurse of Its nonrol charitatle activitie&
(m) Golng Mncorn
The finawal statefflants have ts9￿ wekxred on a g)ing c¢￿tsm basis as the TrnJste8s Ihal no materfal
uncertalnties exisl. The Tru*8es have the ￿ve1 of funds hekl and the expectsd lèvel of income and
experKlilure for 12 mrrths from authortsing thes8 finawal staiemwrts. The 1X￿geted Income and expendI￿re Is
sufficlent Ythh the level ot reseNes IN the charity to to continug as a wlng corlcem and Truslees have
In(x)ryJorated any relevant rtsks Into thwr assumpkns undertythg ts preparatlon of the budget.
To ￿ ablg to fyeparo slatements in axx)rdance wlih FRS 102. the ¢lHrity must make c¥rtain estlmates
andjudg8m8nts that have an Impact on the wtki85 the amounl reported in the anwal accwnts. Th8 estlmales
and ludgerFWrts are basad on historlcal exporiences and other f&tors i￿[u07ng exF*Ctstiorts of future avonts that
are bellevfjd to ￿ r8asonable at lime such estimales 1￿8m8nts are made.
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Notes to the Flnanclal siatements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
2024
741
1,068
741
2023 comparalives I￿Ude of £741 In Unrestr￿ad l￿d$.
Incom• Irom ¢harltablo aclMIIo•
2024
2023
Uwes¢rkled
Restr￿ted
641,307
1.051062
404,599
2,004.610
1.693.169
1409.209
Irmno frorn dw1ft0b￿ acO¥tttes Inckths gtrlemment gran¢6 01 £253.527 (2023: £863813).
Room hlrn
2.8CO
23
Inter88t. dep￿￿$
2,290
9.832
2,290
2023 comparat￿9 intsrest 01 £2,2WJ kn uftTestrf￿•j fund8.
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Notes to Ihe Flnanclal Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March W24
Acllvltleg
&Jpport and
Total
Total
2023
dlre¢Uy
Staff c4)sts
Recrultment arKI othgr
Tralnfv
Travel
Cllent expenses
Volunteer exponses
1,065.V26
182.674
3,270
407
1.248,000
7,672
1.693,445
27,563
3,936
6.693
33.791
616
19.493
150
3,873
2.308
56.513
56,513
2.9&8
417
7.222
629
Publtdty
629
20.457
10.368
14,795
1.515
4,915
9.671
PrinlirwJ. postage aThl stat
Tel8phon8
Insurance
Rent. rates and seNk6 tharges
Heat aThJ light
&853
17.525
1774
13.848
12.445
9.573
17.679
17,679
17.096
and maintenarm
COmpu￿r ¢osts
Settlement costs
PrOfessi￿al f68s
62.320
27.301
34,076
10229
16.972
421,610
13,150
10.114
8.824
364.756
11.374
24.106
1.263J49
1.628.105
2,456,212
20ZJo)mparatrves b￿ude8xpOrthO1l acfvitr8s und8rtaken thecltyof£1.959.459 and support and govemance
costs 01 £496,753. 01 tPts ex￿. £W3,859 was wiihin unrestricted funds and £2,072.353 withln
Audttorfs remunerallon
Profess1¢y￿1 fees
Staff costs
Olher
6.311
12.310
63.783
1,516
11.374
53,339
349
71,597
83,920
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Noles lo Ihe Flnanclal Stateme
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Nel Income lot the y￿r
Net Is stated after ¢harging l (¢re£iting):
2024
2023
Audllorfs romunerali
Deyedailon
Operatlw lease rgnty
6,535
6.483
73,648
6,311
74,074
Tho Truslees nethor rwfved ncK waP4ed ary rgffluneraikn dwlNJ tho year (20¥J: £nll).
No TrusloeB (20¥J: No Twslefys) had expTh8 for travel r8lrnlwTrod (knlrwa yw.
The charhy eonsldars hs key managemerf personnel lo wrls8 the Tntstees and tho Chlef Ex8￿1￿8 Ollker.
The lolal eM￿0yMenl b8n8111s IndudkvJ pensi1￿ ol key ThAnaggmern wrsmnel was £68,614
120rJ: £86,101).
Tho average monthty ￿fflb8r of tha year. oxwe8wI a8 full.ume ewlvalont8. wa8 a8 lolh)w8:
2024
2023
Numbor
Nurnbor
Charllauo aeil¥ftle8
M•nagamont and adNdnkntbD
total 8tsff costs and emthw. Lwneffts wa8 as fdlry•A:
Wag08 and salark
1.108.286
1,494,547
131.7SI
67.131
5.098
Deflrffjd conlrfbutlon pen8lM I￿•ts
Bureau a90￿Y costs
48.870
3.687
1.251.687
1,898,543
One12023: One) èrwoyeo recefvod loll ernplOY￿ beneffts (exdudlNJ •nployw pen*1 cosls) ol moro than
£60.000.

Coventry Cltlzens Advlco
Notes to Ihe Flnanclal Slatem
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
11
Tanglblo flxed assets
Vehleles
Cost or valuatlon:
At 1 April 2023
Additxjns
Al 31 March 2024
166.946
120￿5
66.6rJ
12.967
12,967
12.967
366.￿1
166.946
120￿75
66.6T3
l*roclatlon:
At 1 April 20fJ
Charge lor the year
At 31 Mar¢h 2024
166.946
120J75
66.6TJ
353.994
6.483
166.946
120975
6TJ
360,475
Ilot bookvaluw.
At 31 March 2ce4
6.484
Ai 31 Marc* 2(Q3
12 Deblov8
Trade d8bto
109,207
5.653
347.018
114.860
372.708
13 Cr¢dltorg: all￿ lalllng due wllhln one
2024
2023
Trade creoliors
Other lax and socw se
Other uedito
Accruals
22.710
29,133
r8,11Tr3
30.468
21,842
13,205
83,951
89.250
bg8n met.
BakrKe at 1 ￿1
Arn￿nts released b thcomh¥J rasou
25.000
(25,000)
14 credI￿r8. amounts falllng aftw more t1￿ on• yoar
2024
2023
100.000
100.000
Other loans o)rrprise a toan a[tr￿n¢￿ Irom May 2023. on an interes1.￿8 basls. whlch Is repayable quarterly by
Instslments from JU￿ 2025 up to Marth 2026. Eaty settlem￿tt &% p8nnttte
21

Coventry Cltlzens Advlce
Notes to Ihe Flnanclal Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
15
Provl8lons lor Ilabllltle8
Dljapldatlons
2024
Balance at 1 Awl 2023
Uiilised and relaased to Slalement of Finandal Activities
100.000
{100.000)
Balance at 31 March 2024
A flnal selUem8nl was agreod wlth the landlord In respecl of all dilapidalions in February 2024.
16 Lea808
Total future mlnlmum le&8e payments under non-cancellabl? oporaling leases are a$ follows:
2023
Mol lat8r ihan ono year
Later than one and nol later than fi¥e years
22,937
1,185
2.785
22,937
22

Coventry Cltlzeng Advlce
Notes to Ihe Flnanclal Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
17
Funds
Balance at
0110412023
Balance at
Expendlture Transfers 31103f2W24
Income
Unrestrlcted lunds
General lunds
De$lgnaled lunds:
Relocatlon resen
Restructuring r8S8Ne
Development fund
Soclal supe￿arket
Total unre81rlcted funds
274.092
650,939
1512,4281 (127,10n
285,496
20.000
10,QIXI
(11,000)
(10,000)
100,000
41,437
16.6701
9,000
100,000
41,437
435.933
304,092
650,939
1512,4281
Re$trl¢ted fvnd•
CIIA- Money Athke Sepilce
Nationwd8- Reach
Eveson . Reach
CELC- Health Jusll¢e
HALS
NHS Coventy- HivrfB
Macmlllan
CBS ASS
Macmlllan Myton
ClIA- Penslon
CBS Hard8hlp Fund
Sue Oarflng Hardshlp Fund
BSS
Cardlnal Ltd- M*r Trau
Help Sn Crlsls
Sl Martin in Iha Fi&tds- Frontllne
CBS Debts
CIIA COL
Mental Illne8s- Peer Support
Mental Illness- Talklng Therapy
CBS- D8bt Acadomy
Iniegratlon
Total reslrlcled lund8
278.072
1277.9361
19.403)
(8,848)
(10.658)
131.632)
132,301)
{311.130)
{38.637)
{48.520)
(115.819)
(31.068)
(3.449)
9.403
8,848
10,405
25,000
30.000
306.559
8,632
5.140
2,839
4,571
28.837
48,520
117,058
8,351
31,068
2.722
364
4.077
12.495
13.532
4.127
15.000
9,590
1.068
351
364
1.193
41.000
(43,884)
(12.5201
(34.149)
135.400)
115.000)
119,901)
11,9081
135,319)
1.805
11.115,6771
32.978
50,000
12.361
18.727
18,080
6,875
87,315
1.821
4,967
51.998
71.228
173.752
69,423
229.829 1,052.930
8.670
Totsl furn18
533.921
1.703,869 {1,628,1051
609.685
Fund degcrfptl¢)n$
Relo¢ailon reserve
Funds set aslde lo manage relocatEon of olfices.
Restructurlng res
FunLts sei ￿d9 lo manage staffing reStru￿Ure due
changing conlracts.
Development fund
Funds set asid& lor th8 future d8veloFAnerd of ts charfty.
Soclal Supemiarket
Donation from Covenlry Builthng Soclety for prolect fuThfing
over 2024 and Into 2025.
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Noles to the Flnanclal Slatements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
17 Fund8 (conllnued>
Fund descrlptlon$
ClIA- MAS
Funrfing from ts Money Adv￿ for the provision of
debt advice.
Natlonwide - Reach
Funding from Natlonbwde Bulldlng s￿Iety lo offer on
debt. budgeting. houslng and benefits issuès.
Evesonl Sainlbury Reach
Grarns lowards woth clierts who have h¢)using Issues.
CELC- H8alth Justice
Central England Law Cgntre Health Justice furKllng lor wo
In GP surgerles.
HALS
Grnnt towards access to early soclal welfare andlor famity
legal advicel support, to 8nabl8 users to rosolve th8S8
problems as early as P)ss￿le or olherwlse supwrt liliganis in
person through thetr legal joumay.
NHS Coventry- HIVI TB
HivrrB Grant to provide casework to P8ople with HIVITB.
Macmlllan
Grant towa￿$ advlce se￿ce lor cancer pallents arKI Ih8lr
famili8*
CBS ASS
Funding from Coventry ￿lIdIng Soclety lo cover the costs of
addltional Athke Session Supervlsor and to manage
volunt88rs.
Macmlllan Myion
Funding Irom fvknlllan and MY1￿ to provldg advl¢e lo
people in the my1¢￿ HosptC8s and ihelr famllles.
CAtA- Pension W￿8
Grant towards the Penston Wlse Service, io ensure that
consumers who are approachlng rollremgnt wllh dellned
coniiibuknon p8nsion pots Ylll be offered gi￿da￿e on how to
make inlomied and conftdent declsions on how 10 use thelr
¢ontrfbution savlng5 in raiiremont. It 1sdeslgnedfortt￿8e over
Ihe age 0155.
CBS Hardshlp
Funding from Coventry Bullthng Sodety to holp vulnerable
eliants with 8anknJplcy, DRO and Emergency support.
Sue DarThng Ha￿shIP Fund
Fundlng to allevlate those in aggravaigd nead.
Cardinal Ltd- M*r Trauma
Funds toward6 Ihedellvery ofslgrpostlng Partnwship SeNl¢e
that alms ts facllliale a￿esS lo advice on matteB suth as
welfare benefits. houslng, legal 8eNlces arKI rehabllliaiion lo
MaiorTrauma C8ntre {MTC) pationts andlortheirfamllles and
Care￿ whlL8t In hospital.
Help In Crisls
Grant enables th8 charfty to provld8 practtcaj and omollonal
suppon lo clients who are homeless or vulnerably housed.
Th8 project is belween Coventry Clilzens Advlc8 and Vall&y
House.
St Martln in the Fl8lds- Frontllne
Network
Funds to build up a nefv￿rt¢ ol houslng and homelessn8SS
V￿rkerS across city.
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Notss to the Flnanclal Statements
For Ihg Year Ended 31 March 2024
17
Funds (contlnuod)
Fund descrlpllons
CBS debts
Fundlng fom Coventry Bulldlng Sodety to cover the (yjsts of
addllional debl advisors.
CIIA COL
Fundlng from Natlonal Citizens Advice lo as61st wlth the
èffects ol changas in the cost of living.
Rethlnk Merrtal Illness- Pe8rSupport
Fundlng from Relhlnk m￿ts1 illness Ltd lo d8liv8r community-
based peer supwrt servtce for mental heatlh 8eMces.
Rethlnk Mental Illnèss- Tal￿ng
Therap5es
Funding fr¢yn Rethink Menlal Illness Ltd lo d&lEver communlty-
based peor support servlce for mental h8aiih servlces.
CBS Debt ACad￿Y
Fundlng from Cov&ntry &Jllding Sodety to cover the costs of
tralnlng new dèbt advisors.
Integratlon Syrla and Afghan
Grants lowards the dellvery of resettlem&nl servlces to
Individuals and famili8s from Syrla and Afghanlslan. Includlng
compliance wllh Home Olflce requir8manls.
18 Anaty8ls of net a888ts between funds
Unrestrlcted Deslgnated Restrfcled
fundg
lunds
lunds
Tolal
FIx8d assets
Cash and current assets
Uablliti&s and provlslor
Total
6,484
381,178
(102,1661
285,496
6,484
255.537
787.152
{81.785) 1183.9511
173,752
609,685
150,437
150,437
19
Recon¢lllallon of nel Income lo nel ¢a8h flow from opemtlng aellvltle8
Net movemont for the ygar
Depreclatlon Charg8
Interest recekwable
Decrease l {Inmse) In debiors
Decrease In creditors and prO￿810n$
75,764
6,483
19.6321
257,848
{105.2991
(41,172)
12,2901
{97,482)
(60.805)
Nèt cash Ilow frLMn op8railng acllvlttes
225.164
{201.749}
20 Penslons and other po81.rellrem8nt bènollts
Tho chadtablg company m8k8s contrIbutl￿$ to nod contrbutlon p￿T￿nal ￿￿on plans lor Ihe empbyees
whereby payments are m8d8 to an Insurance company Independent from thg Ilnances of the charfiab18 company.
Contribthions are ¢harged to thè statement of financlal actlvities as and wh8n lrt¢Urr￿. The charge for th8 y8arwa8
£48,87012024: £67.1311. At 31 March 2024 £8,609 {2023: £9.2991 was dug to Ihe scheme.
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Notes to Ihe Flnanclal Statemenls
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
21
R8laled party transactlons
There are no related paty tran8actior￿ durlng tho period (2023: £nill.
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