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2023-03-31-accounts

Citizens Advice East Berkshire Limited Annual Report & Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31[st] March 2023

Charity registration number 1065672 Company registration number 03433043 (England and Wales) 1 CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

Contents

1. TRUSTEES’ REPORT .................................................................................................................. 3 Introduction and how we deliver our services ......................................................................................... 3 Who we helped in 2022 / 2023 ............................................................................................................. 6 How we helped people in 2022 / 2023 ................................................................................................... 7 Our mission, aims and strategic objectives ............................................................................................. 8 Influencing change ............................................................................................................................. 10 2. STRATEGIC REPORT ............................................................................................................... 12 Structure, governance and management............................................................................................... 12 Risk and internal controls .................................................................................................................... 17 Financial review .................................................................................................................................. 18 3. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ....................................................................................................... 22 Independent examiners report ............................................................................................................. 22 Statement of financial accounts............................................................................................................ 23 Balance sheet ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Cash flow ........................................................................................................................................... 26 Notes to financial statements .......................................................................................................... 28-46

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  1. TRUSTEES’ REPORT

Introduction and how we deliver our services

Citizens Advice East Berkshire is a local charity offering advice services to people living in Bracknell Forest, Windsor and Maidenhead and Slough.

Whoever you are, whatever the issue, we’re here to help solve life’s problems. We offer free, impartial, confidential and independent advice and information to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.

Message from the CEO – Jeremy Sandell

Rising costs and interest rates pushed many people into hardship this year which was reflected in the rise of calls to Adviceline that we received between April 2022 and March 2023. We have seen the effects of the cost of living crisis hit some parts of society more than others. People with disabilities and long-term health conditions made up 46% of our client base and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds made up 30%.

In such challenging times I have been immensely proud of the contribution that our highly skilled and dedicated team of staff and volunteers have made. You will see the impact of this elsewhere in this report; for me, the month-on-month growth in the number of people we advised showed the commitment of colleagues to support people in Bracknell, Maidenhead and Windsor and Slough. They saw more people face to face and answered more calls, they recruited and trained new colleagues, they made a genuine difference to the lives of so many.

We measure a lot of that by the financial outcomes the team achieves, we can only report what we know, so this is always an under-representation of what is achieved.

In the course of the year I have lost count of the number of times people have told me that the work of our advisers has meant so much more; homelessness, debt, unemployment, losing benefits, family break-ups and so many more issues have caused people suffering and despair. Our team members have been there for people when they have needed us the most.

It is already clear that the cost-of living crisis isn’t going away anytime soon. Our biggest single challenge continues to be finding the capacity to help more people. Our success in growing the team so far is underpinned by the support of our partners and funders – without them it really couldn’t happen.

Rising costs are pushing people into hardship

46% of client base are people with disabilities

30% of client base have BAME backgrounds

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Message from the Chair – Cheryl Coppell

We are proud that our dedicated volunteers and staff have been able to help so many people at a time when they need it most. Though we live in a relatively affluent area, local people are still facing enormous challenges with their fuel bills, housing and benefits.

We help people according to their need. At one end of the spectrum, we can share knowledge to allow clients to help themselves; many clients need more practical assistance with their challenges while some need very substantial assistance over a number of months to deal with a range of interrelated issues and challenges.

Most of our advice is given by our highly trained and dedicated volunteers and we are now in full swing recruiting and training new volunteers in order to be able to help as many clients as possible.

Our volunteers do fantastic work, giving so much of their own time to help others and we and our clients are eternally grateful to them.

We are proud to have won contracts to serve the most disadvantaged in our community, such as those struggling with mental health challenges and with fuel poverty. We will continue to champion those who need assistance because of ill health, discrimination and poverty.

“ Thanks to our funders and sponsors in the local authorities we serve in East Berkshire, we hope to continue the good work and to help more people in the future.

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How we Deliver our Services

Citizens Advice’s unique offer is the ability to deal with a wide range of issues and to be able to deal with multiple issues facing some clients.

Our first point of contact continues to be mainly through our phone service – Advice Line. In addition, face to face drop-in sessions and outreach were re-established as planned in 22/23 and will continue to be available on some days in each of the council areas served in 2023/24. Partner referral can be made by key partners and stakeholders and for specific contract referrals. Going forward webchat will be explored.

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For the number of clients needing more in-depth advice and casework, face to face, telephone, email and home visits are all available.

Moving forward, we will put plans in place to find the right balance between channels for initial contact and more complex work with clients.

Quality of advice is always a top priority for our clients. External quality checkers are retained as well as internal review. Our QAA rating for 2022/23 was Green, which means we met the quality standards required by Citizens Advice.

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Who we helped in 2022 / 2023

Citizens Advice East Berkshire advised a cumulative monthly total of 9,346 clients

The major issues clients faced were similar to previous years with the largest proportion of clients coming to us with benefits issues.

Debt and housing also remain significant challenges for our clients. There have been very slight rises in the numbers seeking help from both housing and debt over the numbers in 2022/23.

Clients in RBWM, Bracknell Forest and Slough are over-represented from potentially disadvantaged groups. BAME clients exceed the population demography.

Clients with long term health conditions and disabilities account for a far higher proportion of our clients (44%) than the population average of 24%. This ties in with the top benefits issues for clients being Personal Independence Payments.

In terms of age reach, younger people (15-19) are under-represented in each area we serve. Older people are slightly under-represented in RBWM and Bracknell Forest but not in Slough.

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How we helped people in 2022 / 2023

In addition to our core advice services described above, separate additional contracts and grants enable us to reach specific vulnerable groups.

For Maidenhead, Windsor and Bracknell to provide a dedicated debt advisory Debt Counselling service. For Maidenhead and Windsor to support older residents and residents with Better Care Funding disabilities and respond to social prescribing referrals. Silva Homes Silva Homes outreach support for Bracknell residents living in Silva Home accommodation. Mental Health Support Services commissioned by the NHS to provide support to clients with mental health challenges on referral from local NHS services. Outreach Services Outreach services in Ascot, Sunningdale and Bracknell Children’s Centre. A new contract to assist referrals from social prescribers, targeted at older Fuel Poverty people in Bracknell – six-month pilot scheme. Foodbanks Foodbank clients in Slough.

Case Studies

1.

Successful benefit tribunals

A client had been turned down for both elements of their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) application. We represented them at a tribunal which overturned the decision, and our client was awarded the enhanced rates for both care and mobility. This resulted in a backdated award of £6,000 plus £152.15 per week going forward.

We also represented another client at a tribunal hearing, who had been turned down for both elements of their PIP application. Again, the tribunal overturned the decision, and our client was awarded the enhanced rates for both care and mobility, along with a backdated award of £10,000 plus £152.15 per week going forward.

£6,000 Backdated

£152.15 Going Forward

£10,000 Backdated £152.15 Going Forward

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2.

Preventing homelessness

We supported a client about to be made homeless with five children, some of whom have disabilities. Our adviser helped the client in talks with the council to find the family suitable housing. Our client was re-housed into a home next door to her children’s school.

3.

Supporting carers with energy costs

Our client lived with and was caring for his mother until she died in 2020. For more than a year the client had been trying to sort out an issue with their energy supplier who refused to give the client their promised credit of £989, raised a debt on his account of over £380 and were deducting a weekly amount from a prepaid meter to recover this. During this time our client suffered a severely fractured leg and had been in a frame for the last six months, in pain, immobile and under everincreasing stress because of this energy bill issue.

When we got involved the client could not afford to heat his home. Via a three-way call we negotiated an agreement with the energy supplier that our client would receive the credits due to him, that he did not have the £380 debt and that he had also overpaid by £55. The client was provided with a link to access a code to go to the pay zone to get a refund. This meant a gain for him of over £1,300 and confirmation of no outstanding debt. The client no longer has the added stress of trying to sort out this situation, as well as receiving a financial gain and reduced outgoings.

Financial Gain

Reduced Outgoings Stress Relief

Our mission, aims and strategic objectives

MISSION

We empower people with the knowledge and confidence they need to find their way forward, whoever they are and whatever their problem, recognising and supporting those who find it most difficult to help themselves without some additional assistance.

AIMS

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STRATEGIC

OBJECTIVES

2022/23 TO

2024/25

After consultation our trustee board agreed 5 key strategic objectives, to achieve our aims. Delivery was regularly monitored by the board.

1. Retain and develop a strong and effective board

2. Maximise client numbers, impact and quality of service

3. Retain and develop effective staff and volunteer capacity

4. Deliver an effective funding strategy

5. Maintain and develop stakeholder engagement and collaboration, becoming a positive strength and influencer in the local community

Citizens Advice East Berkshire Progress in 2022/23 and Requirements for 2023/24

Trustee Board

Some trustee vacancies will allow the recruitment of trustees for the Slough area in 2023/24.

Advice Service for Clients

Due to the work of our staff and volunteers we were able to maintain the same number of clients supported in 2022/23 as 2021/22. It is still our aim for 2023/24 to help more clients to meet the increasing growth in demand for help with rising fuel bills and inflation. We will be investing throughout 2023/24 to significantly uplift volunteer capacity to advise more clients.

Our service quality remained good throughout 2022/23, as evidenced by external quality checks. This good service quality will be maintained in 2023/24 through high levels of supervision and regular quality checks.

Some drop-in sessions are now taking place in each area as planned. The balance between drop-in, outreach and telephone, email and webchat access needs to be reviewed during 2023/24.

A low offer of webchat and other forms of social media connectivity may be suppressing demand for the under 24s. This will be investigated in 2023/24.

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Our Staff and Volunteers

Volunteer numbers require replenishing and augmenting in order to meet more demand. Our new training scheme set up in 2022/23 is working well and moving as fast as possible given the need to ensure the quality of client response for new volunteer assessors. It will take most of 2023/24 to rebuild the volunteer capacity lost during the Covid period. While new volunteers are being brought on board it will be necessary to retain some paid telephone staff.

Working from home has brought benefits in 2022/23, but also resulted in a mixed picture of remote and office working which requires extra effort to keep in touch with remote volunteers and staff. Staff and volunteers worked extremely hard in 2022/23 to ensure clients were advised. More work will be undertaken in 2023/24 to ensure staff feel listened to and valued and believe they are being given the right skills and support for their work.

Funding and Stakeholder Engagement

Our core funders, RBWM, BFC, SBC and Baylis Trust remain supportive and enable the delivery of services to local residents. Local town and parish councils also continue to support us and are very supportive of our work.

Our offer to very vulnerable clients was enhanced in 2022/23 through the delivery of a new NHS contract to support clients with very substantial mental health challenges. Funding has been agreed for a further year, as the service is valued by our partners.

We consolidated our work in Slough which led to us winning a three-year contract to provide advice to Slough residents. This achieved one of our key aims to expand to become more sustainable. Further expansion, particularly to fund assistance for those most in need remains a key aim for 2023/24.

Influencing change

We have a key role to undertake research to find out about issues that affect people in our area. In 2022/23 we regularly analysed our internal data on issues clients bring to us which we know to be:

Benefits

Housing

Debt

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We also analysed detailed evidence forms for trends, government statistics to understand the level of need in our area and feedback from our advisors and stakeholders. This enabled us to understand the issues faced by people in our local area.

We then have a role to “campaign”, which describes what we do as a result of that research, to enable change. This has included in 2022/23, using our social media, especially Twitter for cost of living issues and locally engagement with local authorities, housing associations and other stakeholders to understand and resolve issues. As we are part of the National Citizens Advice network we also participated to ensure evidence for their national campaigns, where our local clients have issues such as cost of living that are faced by people elsewhere in the country.

Key for 2023/24 will be to maintain our current activity, get our advisors more involved and focusing on Slough to ensure engagement with local stakeholders and gathering evidence forms.

“ We have a role to campaign to enable change

Key Focus Areas 2023/24

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  1. STRATEGIC REPORT

Structure, governance and management

Governing Document

Citizens Advice East Berkshire Limited (CAEB) is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee and without share capital. CAEB was created through a merger of Bracknell and District Citizens Advice Bureau Limited, operating as Citizens Advice Bracknell & District (CABD) and Citizens Advice Maidenhead and Windsor (CAMW). All assets and liabilities of Citizens Advice Maidenhead and Windsor were transferred to Bracknell and District Citizens Advice Bureau Limited on 1 April 2021.

CAMW was established on 1 September 1939 and incorporated as a company limited by guarantee on 13 December 2000. CABD was established in November 1961 and incorporated as a company limited by guarantee on 12 September 1997 but carried on no activities nor received any income until 1 April 1998 when it succeeded to the assets, liabilities and charitable activities of Bracknell Citizens Advice Bureau which ceased to operate on that day.

Following successful transfer of assets and liabilities, CABD changed its name to CAEB on 1 April 2021. On 31 March 2023 the company had 10 trustees. CAEB is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association as approved on 1 April 2021.

Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees

CAEB is governed by its Trustee Board which is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organisation and the policy of the charity. The trustees carry the ultimate responsibility for the conduct of CAEB and for ensuring that the charity satisfies its legal and contractual obligations.

Trustees meet at a minimum quarterly and delegate the day-to-day operation of the organisation to senior management. The Trustee Board is independent from management. A register of trustees’ interests is maintained at the registered office and is available to the public.

Trustees were drawn from interested residents from Bracknell Forest,

Maidenhead, Slough and the surrounding district. New trustees are appointed for a term of three years, at which point they must resign. Outgoing members may elect to stand for an additional three-year term, subject to Board approval. Council representatives and a committee member representing the volunteers attend Board meetings when their views are actively sought although they have no voting rights.

The Charity Commission’s Governance Code recommends that if a trustee has served for more than nine years, their reappointment is subject to a particularly rigorous review taking into account the need for progressive refreshing of the board and should also be explained in the annual Trustees’ Report. There are no such members currently serving.

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Our Trustees as of March 2023

Cheryl Coppell Chair Appointed 19/11/20

Kim Broad Appointed 18/11/21

Hazel Standbridge Appointed 06/05/21

Ian Chambers Treasurer Appointed 08/01/20

Christine Haswell Appointed 20/05/21

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Penny Thorpe
Vice Chair
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Susan Branchflower
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Thomas Quincey
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Graham Walmsley
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Change in Trustees

The following trustees stepped down from their roles:

Senior Team

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Jeremy Sandell
Chief Executive Officer
Pippa Banham
Advice Services Manager
Paul Nash
Head of Operations
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Independent Examiner : F J Wilde, Frances Wilde FCCA DChA, 4 Marigold Drive, Bisley, Surrey, GU24 9SF

Bankers : The Co-Operative Bank, 34 St Mary's Butts, Reading, RG1 2LQ

The Chief Executive was appointed on 1 April 2021. From 1 April 2021, Cheryl Coppell was appointed Chair of CAEB and Geoff Smith as Vice-Chair. Geoff Smith was previously Chair of CABD. Geoff Smith resigned on 23 June 2021. Penny Thorpe was appointed Vice-Chair from 26 August 2021. Jason Rawlings the treasurer resigned in January 2023. The new Treasurer Ian Chambers was appointed 15 September 2022. None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All the trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up.

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The number of sub committees was reduced from 4 to 3 in 2022, following a review, by combining Finance and Governance. All sub-committees have terms of reference approved by the Trustee Board. Sub-committees are made up of trustees and members of senior management who meet at least quarterly and report their activities to the full Trustee Board.

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Trustee Induction and Training

New trustees are briefed on their legal obligations under charity and company law, the content of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the committee and decision-making processes, the business plan and recent financial performance of the charity. They also meet staff, volunteers and other trustees and are offered a day to shadow a volunteer in their advisory role, with client consent.

Trustees are included in an annual training needs assessment and skills audit and are offered training in response to that and encouraged to attend appropriate external training events where these will facilitate the understanding of their role. All trustee training is logged through the training administrator.

Organisation Structure

CAEB is a member of Citizens Advice, the operating name for the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NACAB), which provides a framework for standards of advice and casework management as well as monitoring progress against these standards. Operating policies are independently determined by the Trustee Board of CAEB to fulfil its charitable objectives and comply with the national membership requirements.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organisation has been appointed by the trustees to manage the day-to-day operations of the charity. In addition, there is an experienced team of paid staff and volunteers who deliver the service offered by the charity.

Trustees and the senior management team (SMT) meet to review progress against targets, the charity's financial position and to discuss issues referred to them by the Trustee Board. Their implementation is organised by the CEO and the staff team. There are regular staff, volunteer meetings and SMT meetings which ensure that progress is being made against targets. A Business Plan is reviewed by the Trustee Board at least annually and provides a three-year planning outlook. Reports and recommendations are taken to the full board for approval.

There is an Annual General Meeting (AGM) which is usually held in September. The membership and proceedings of the AGM are defined in CAEB’s Memorandum and Articles of Association. The AGM is a public meeting and can involve the staff team, trustee board, members and other stakeholders although only members have voting rights.

The charity also co-operates and liaises with several other advisory services, local charities and local authority departments on behalf of clients.

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Pay and Remuneration of Key Management Personnel

The trustees consider that the board of trustees and the senior management team (SMT) comprise the key management personnel of the charity. Trustees are unpaid but can claim reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.

Staff receive both pay and reasonable expenses. The trustees balance pay rates and pay rises according to:

Public Benefit at Citizens Advice East Berkshire

We help people to solve their problems and in doing so, we create financial value.

This means that we save government and society money by stopping issues that are, or will become, costly to fix. Using Treasury-approved modelling tools we estimate that the value of the service we provided to our community and wider society in 2022/23 was as follows:

£ 2,893,270

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Savings for government, health and other public services due to fewer payments for out-ofwork benefits, costly evictions, re-housing evicted tenants and less demand on the NHS.

Savings in wider social and economic benefits due to resolving client problems resulting in higher wellbeing, society participation and productivity.

Value to the people we help by achieving individual financial outcomes such as backdated benefits, writing-off debts and refunds for consumer issues.

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As we are dependent on funding from local councils, corporate sponsorship and grants and donations from individuals, it is important that we demonstrate value for every £1 entrusted to us.

Using the Treasury-approved model, we can show that for every £1 invested, we return:

£3.75

in fiscal benefits for government, health and other public services.

£23.39

in wider social and economic benefits.

£11.40

value through financial outcomes for the people we serve.

Risk and internal controls

The Board regularly reviews its risk register.

The targets in this plan spell out more clearly the risks and dependencies and management reporting regimes to ensure highest risks are most closely monitored, managed and mitigated.

Account has been taken of lessons learned from 2022/23.

Staffing and volunteer capacity remain the highest risk. Mitigation is in place within this plan as described within the plan targets in trams of both training recruitment, retention and culture.

CAEB’s budget plans have been set to mitigate this high risk by providing capacity within the year to grow volunteer numbers and retain paid staff in the meantime.

Other risks are managed through the committee structures and reporting to board. The board does not have an appetite for red risks and took special action as set out in the risk strategy to manage the red risk on staffing when it was identified.

CAEB’s budget is set to have adequate reserves. Contingency plans are in place for emergencies.

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Information Security and Client Confidentiality

CAEB’s Trustee Board has adopted the National Citizens Advice Information Assurance policy and oversaw the information security of all personal information of our clients, staff, funders and strategic partners that is processed.

CAEB holds joint responsibility for client data that is held in our case management system, with the national Citizens Advice Service. The Board has appointed a Senior Information Risk Officer (SIRO) and an Information Asset Owner (IAO) to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all personal and sensitive data is maintained to a level which is compliant with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations and Data Protection Act 2018 (GDPR).

To ensure compliance with the GDPR we have a proactive and organised approach to data protection and we can evidence the steps we take to comply including:

Financial review

Citizens Advice East Berkshire works hard to deliver a costeffective service that genuinely meets the needs of our clients.

MISSION

CAEB is focused on providing added value to its funders from a base of sound financial management and ensuring that our services remain relevant to the strategic objectives of stakeholders at local and national level. We work hard to deliver a cost-effective service that genuinely meets the needs of our clients. It remains a challenging prospect to meet the ever-increasing demand with funding sources not growing at the same rate. We continue to review alternative funding routes to diversify our funding sources.

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£76,243

Our total surplus in 2022/23 was £76,243 (£56,699 in 2021/22 before adding in Maidenhead and Windsor reserves of £158,298 following the merger of the charities), which was entirely unrestricted funds.

The total surplus was significantly higher than originally budgeted as a consequence primarily of recruitment challenges. Having gained a number of additional contracts, core training, supervision and case worker posts required filling and due to a tight recruitment market, these had to be advertised several times before a full complement of staff was in place leading to a significant underspend of salaries.

The intention is to move to a balanced budget from 2024/25 and onwards.

£817,045

Total income for the year was £817,045 a decrease of £167,861 from £984,906 in 2021/22.

It should be noted that the 2021/22 income included £158,298 of Citizens Advice Maidenhead and Windsor reserves following the merger of the charities, so the underlying change in income was £10,422 rather than £168,720.

Of the total income, the split was as follows:

In addition to the increase in funds due to the unified services, funding continued in the following areas:

Debt Counselling (money & Pension Service) extended to January 2023

Slough Advice Service started November 2021

The funding awards helped offset the income of the contracts that expired during the year.

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Our Sponsors

Local Authority Funding

CAEB is significantly dependent upon funding from local authorities, mainly Bracknell Forest Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and Slough Borough Council to enable it to provide services to clients.

Public Sector Funding

We acknowledge and offer our thanks to our public sector funders during the year, including Bracknell Town Council, Bray Parish Council, Binfield Parish Council, Cox Green Parish Council, Crowthorne Parish Council, Sandhurst Town Council, Sunninghill and Ascot Parish Council, Sunningdale Parish Council, Warfield Parish Council and Winkfield Parish Council and the NHS.

Trusts, Foundations, National Citizens Advice and Others

We have also been grateful for the support of individual contractors, companies and trusts during the year, including Ascot Fire Brigade Trust, Berkshire Community Foundation, The Louis Baylis Charitable Trust, National Lottery Awards for All, Shanly Foundation, Silva Homes, The Sunninghill Trust, National Citizens Advice, Involve Community Services', The Volant Charitable Trust and The Prince Philip Trust Fund.

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Additional Fundraising

We also raised funds via the Bracknell Forest Lottery, Maidenhead Swimathon (Maidenhead Lions), and the Bracknell Together Walk/ Community Christmas Draw and received a donation from the Maidenhead United Community Trust. Finally, we had individual donations from clients and supporters via our Just Giving page.

Reserves Policy

RESERVES

CAEB maintains a level of reserves to ensure it remains financially viable for the foreseeable future. In setting the level of reserves Trustees have regard to Charity Commission guidance and the national Citizens Advice Membership Agreement. Reserves are held to cover:

RANGE

Trustees review the Reserves Policy annually to reflect current circumstances on actual and target reserve levels. In 2022/23, trustees have agreed that the target range for reserves should be between £170,935 and £528,291. General unrestricted reserves and designated funds, excluding the negative pension reserve of £2,530 on 31 March 2023 were £442,013 (£365,770 as of 31 March 2022).

GOING

CONCERN

After making further appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going-concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Signed on behalf of the Board by

Cheryl Coppell, Chair of Trustees 21 Date: 17[th] August 2023

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT

TO THE TRUSTEES OF CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Citizens Advice East Berkshire Limited (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act).

Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) . In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of , which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.

F J Wilde FCCA MBA DChA

Warner Wilde 4 Marigold Drive Bisley Surrey GU24 9SF

Dated: . 25th August 2023

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Current financial year
Unrestricted Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
general d esignated
2023
2023
2023
Notes
£
£
£
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
3
309,758
-
483,727
Charitable activities
4
-
-
17,735
Other trading activities
5
1,673
-
-
Investments
6
4,099
-
-
Other income
7
53
-
-
Total income
315,583
-
501,462
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
8
238,393
-
501,462
Other
12
7
-
-
Total expenditure
238,400
-
501,462
Net gains/(losses) on investments
13
(940)
-
-
Net incoming resources
76,243
-
-
Other recognised gains and losses
Actuarial gain on defined benefit
pension schemes
1,439
-
-
Net movement in funds
77,682
-
-
Fund balances at 1 April 2022
257,283
104,518
-
Fund balances at 31 March 2023
334,965
104,518
-		 Total
2023
£
793,485
17,735
1,673
4,099
53
817,045
739,855
7
739,862
(940)
76,243
1,439
77,682
361,801
439,483		 Total
2022
£
484,808
326,696
14,013
894
158,495
984,906
779,508
(9,796)
769,712
-
215,194
-
215,194
146,607
361,801

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006.

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED) INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Prior financial year

Unrestricted Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
general d esignated
2022
2022
2022
Notes
£
£
£
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
3
483,308
-
1,500
Charitable activities
4
-
-
326,696
Other trading activities
5
14,013
-
-
Investments
6
894
-
-
Other income
7
158,495
-
-
Total income
656,710
-
328,196
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
8
420,506
-
359,002
Other
12
(9,796)
-
-
Total expenditure
410,710
-
359,002
Net gains/(losses) on investments
13
-
-
-
Gross transfers between funds
(30,806)
-
30,806
Net incoming resources
215,194
-
-
Other recognised gains and losses
Net movement in funds
215,194
-
-
Fund balances at 1 April 2021
49,141
97,466
-
Fund balances at 31 March 2022
264,335
97,466
-		 Total
2022
£
484,808
326,696
14,013
894
158,495
984,906
779,508
(9,796)
769,712
-
-
215,194
215,194
146,607
361,801

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 MARCH 2023

Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
14
Current assets
Debtors
16
Investments
17
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
18
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due after
more than one year
19
Provisions for liabilities
Net assets
Income funds
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
23
General unrestricted funds
Pension reserve		 2023
£
17,985
24,060
482,992
525,037
(81,719)
104,518
337,495
(2,530)		 2022
£
£
28,212
31,578
-
470,526
502,104
(143,553)
443,318
471,530
(1,077)
(30,970)
439,483
104,518
261,252
(3,969)
439,483
439,483		 £
48,831
358,551
407,382
(30,081)
(15,500)
361,801
361,801
361,801

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)

AS AT 31 MARCH 2023

The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 March 2023.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 17th August 2023.

..............................

I Chambers

Trustee

Company registration number 03433043

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
27
Investing activities
Proceeds on disposal of intangibles
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Purchase of investments
Investment income received
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash used in financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		 2023
£
(7)
-
(25,000)
4,099		 £
33,374
(20,908)
-
12,466
470,526
482,992		 2022
£
9,796
(64,507)
-
894		 £
192,693
(53,817)
-
138,876
331,650
470,526

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

1 Accounting policies

Charity information

Citizens Advice East Berkshire Limited is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is The Columbia Centre, Lower Ground Floor, Market Street, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 1JG.

1.1 Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling , which is the functional currency of the charity . Monetary a mounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2 Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity.

1.4 Income

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.5 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.

1.6 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Leasehold improvements 5 years straight line
IT equipment 3 years straight line
Fixtures and fittings 5 years straight line

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities .

1.7 Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any ) .

1.8 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.9 Financial instruments

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity 's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future p aymen ts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity ’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.10 Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the charity has a legal or constructive present obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that the charity will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the reporting end date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the amount expected to be required to settle the obligation is recognised at present value. When a provision i s measured at present value , the unwinding of the discount is recognised as a finance cost in net income/(expenditure) in the period in which it arises.

1.11 Employee benefits

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.12 Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

3 Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted TotalUnrestricted TotalUnrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds funds
general general
2023 2023 2023 2022 2022 2022
£ £ £ £ £ £
Donations and gifts 645 - 645 776 - 776
Grants receivable for
core activities 259,803 483,727 743,530 433,222 1,500 434,722
Donated goods and
services 49,310 - 49,310 49,310 - 49,310
309,758 483,727 793,485 483,308 1,500 484,808
The building situated in Maidenhead is provided to CAEB free of charge. The value to the charity has been
estimated as £49,310 (2022: £49,310) for the year and this has been recognised as income with an
equivalent amount recognised as an expense in the year.
Grants receivable for Unrestricted Restricted TotalUnrestricted Restricted Total
core activities
Bracknell Forest
Borough Council - 167,250 167,250 194,547 - 194,547
Sandhurst Town Council
2,815		 - 2,815 2,815 - 2,815
Sunninghill & Ascot 1,419 - 1,419 1,000 - 1,000
Berkshire Community
Foundation - 4,999 4,999 35,000 - 35,000
Citizens Advice - - - 199,860 - 199,860
Crowthorne Town
Council 1,500 - 1,500 - 1,500 1,500
Royal Borough of
Windsor & Maidenhead 158,500 128,000 286,500 - - -
Slough Borough Council
-		 100,000 100,000 - - -
Baylis Trust - 26,000 26,000 - - -
Slough Covid Recovery
Service - 30,000 30,000 - - -
Other 95,569 27,478 123,047 - - -
259,803 483,727 743,530 433,222 1,500 434,722

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

3 Donations and legacies

(Continued)

4 Charitable activities

Charitable Charitable
Income Income
2023 2022
£ £
Performance related grants 17,735 326,696
Performance related grants
Silva Homes - 17,826
Children Centre Outreach - 4,575
Universal Credit Best Practice LEad - 39,980
Universal Credit Help to Claim - 116,266
Ascot Outreach - 10,500
Friday Opening - 5,000
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy - 50,666
Money and Pension Service - 44,717
Sunningdale Parish Council 4,235 37,166
Alta 7,500 -
Shanley Foundation 1,000 -
Volante Charitable Trust 5,000 -
17,735 326,696

5 Other trading activities

Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
general general
2023 2022
£ £
Fundraising events 1,673 14,013

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

6 Investments

Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
general general
2023 2022
£ £
Interest receivable 4,099 894
Other income
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
general general
2023 2022
£ £
Miscellaneous income 53 197
Transfer in Citizens Advice Maidenhead & Windsor reserves - 158,298
53 158,495
Charitable activities
Charitable Charitable
Expenditure
Expenditure
2023 2022
£ £
Staff costs 542,482 505,528
Depreciation and impairment (6,939)
15,676
Staff and volunteer expenses 19,224 4,690
554,767 525,894
Share of support costs (see note 9) 181,119 249,812
Share of governance costs (see note 9) 3,969 3,802
739,855 779,508
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds - general 238,393 420,506
Restricted funds 501,462 359,002
739,855 779,508

7 Other income

8 Charitable activities

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

9 Support costs

Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
Staff costs
-
-
Management, admin and
premises - restricted
fund
131,809
-
Donated premises
49,310
-
Trustee expenses
-
100
Independent
Examination of the
Financial Statements
-
3,680
Other governance costs
-
189
181,119
3,969
Analysed between
Charitable activities
181,119
3,969		 2023
£
-
131,809
49,310
100
3,680
189
185,088
185,088		 Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
80,594
-
169,218
-
-
-
-
8
-
3,794
-
-
249,812
3,802
249,812
3,802		 2022
£
80,594
169,218
-
8
3,794
-
253,614
253,614

Governance costs includes payments to the independent examiner of £ 3000 (2022- £ 3794 ) for accounts preparation and independent examination.

10 Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year. £ nil (2022: £8) was reimbursed to trustees during the year.

11 Employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

Full Time Equivalent number of employees
Employment costs
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs		 2023
Number
20
2023
£
482,617
32,804
27,061
542,482		 2022
Number
16
2022
£
531,895
29,401
24,826
586,122

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

11 Employees

(Continued)

Staff numbers represent the full time equivalent including part-time staff, but excluding contractors and volunteers. There were 28 (2022: 29) part-time employees making up 20 (2022: 16) full time equivalents.

The total cost of Key Management Personnel defined as the CEO, including employer's national insurance and pension contributions was £67,082.

Wages and salaries includes contract staff, the amount of which varies year to year.

Redundancy payments of £7278 were made during the year.

The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows:

£60,000 is as follows:
2023 2022
Number Number
£60,001 to £70,000 1 -

Contributions totalling £ 2,833 were made to defined contribution pension schemes on behalf of employees whose emoluments exceed £60,000.

12 Other

Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
general general
2023 2022
Financing costs 7 (9,796)
7 (9,796)

Financing costs relate to the unwinding of the discount factor used to value the present value of the deficit reduction contributions payable under the agreement with TPT Retirement Solutions that relates to the deficit.

13 Net gains/(losses) on investments

Unrestricted Total
funds
general
2023 2022
£ £
Revaluation of investments (940) -

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

14
Tangible fixed assets
Leasehold
improvements
IT equipment
Fixtures and
fittings
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 April 2022
31,037
72,310
11,355
Disposals
-
(10,453)
-
At 31 March 2023
31,037
61,857
11,355
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2022
31,037
23,479
11,355
Depreciation charged in the year
-
20,619
-
Eliminated in respect of disposals
-
(10,453)
-
At 31 March 2023
31,037
33,645
11,355
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2023
-
28,212
-
At 31 March 2022
-
48,831
-
15
Financial instruments
2023
£
Carrying amount of financial assets
Instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss
24,060
16
Debtors
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
Prepayments and accrued income
17,985
17
Current asset investments
2023
£
Unlisted investments - CCLA
24,060		 Total
£
114,702
(10,453)
104,249
65,871
20,619
(10,453)
76,037
28,212
48,831
2022
£
-
2022
£
31,578
2022
£
-

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

18 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
19
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Provisions for liabilities
Movements on provisions:
Additional provisions in the year		 2023
£
4,970
76,749
81,719
2023
£
-
1,077
1,077
2023
£
30,970		 2022
£
2,590
140,963
143,553
2022
£
27,558
2,523
30,081
2022
£
15,500
£
30,970

21 Retirement benefit schemes

Defined contribution schemes

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund.

The charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes was £25,622 (2022 - £24,826).

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

21 Retirement benefit schemes

(Continued)

Defined benefit schemes

The company participates in the scheme, a multi-employer scheme which provides benefits to some 638 nonassociated participating employers. The scheme is a defined benefit scheme in the UK. It is not possible for the company to obtain sufficient information to enable it to account for the scheme as a defined benefit scheme. Therefore it accounts for the scheme as a defined contribution scheme.

The scheme is subject to the funding legislation outlined in the Pensions Act 2004 which came into force on 30 December 2005. This, together with documents issued by the Pensions Regulator and Technical Actuarial Standards issued by the Financial Reporting Council, set out the framework for funding defined benefit occupational pension schemes in the UK.

The scheme is classified as a 'last-man standing arrangement'. Therefore the company is potentially liable for other participating employers' obligations if those employers are unable to meet their share of the scheme deficit following withdrawal from the scheme. Participating employers are legally required to meet their share of the scheme deficit on an annuity purchase basis on withdrawal from the scheme.

Valuation

A full actuarial valuation for the scheme was carried out at 30 September 2020. This valuation showed assets of £800.3m, liabilities of £831.9m and a deficit of £31.6m. To eliminate this funding shortfall, the Trustee has asked the participating employers to pay additional contributions to the scheme as follows:

Deficit contributions

From 1 April 2022 to 31 January 2025: £3,312,000 per annum (payable monthly)

Unless a concession has been agreed with the Trustee the term to 31 January 2025 applies.

Note that the scheme’s previous valuation was carried out with an effective date of 30 September 2017. This valuation showed assets of £794.9m, liabilities of £926.4m and a deficit of £131.5m. To eliminate this funding shortfall, the Trustee asked the participating employers to pay additional contributions to the scheme as follows:

Deficit contributions

From 1 April 2019 to 30 September 2025: £11,243,000 per annum (payable monthly and increasing
by 3% each on 1st April)

The recovery plan contributions are allocated to each participating employer in line with their estimated share of the Series 1 and Series 2 scheme liabilities.

Where the scheme is in deficit and where the company has agreed to a deficit funding arrangement the company recognises a liability for this obligation. The amount recognised is the net present value of the deficit reduction contributions payable under the agreement that relates to the deficit. The present value is calculated using the discount rate detailed in these disclosures. The unwinding of the discount rate is recognised as a finance cost.

Key assumptions

2023 2022
% %
Discount rate 5.52 2.35

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

21 Retirement benefit schemes (Continued) (Continued)
31 March 2023 31 March 2022 31 March 2021
(£s) (£s) (£s)
Present value of provision 2,530 3,969 18,428
PRESENT VALUES OF PROVISION

RECONCILIATION OF OPENING AND CLOSING PROVISIONS

Period Ending
31 March 2023
(£s)		 Period Ending
31 March 2022
(£s)




Provision at start of period 3,969
18,428
Unwinding of the discount factor (interest expense) 75
106
Deficit contribution paid (1,446)
(4,663)
Remeasurements - impact of any change in assumptions (68)
(91)
Remeasurements - amendments to the contribution schedule -
(9,811)
Provision at end of period 2,530
3,969

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE IMPACT

Period Ending
31 March 2023
(£s)		 Period Ending
31 March 2022
(£s)



Interest expense 75
106
Remeasurements – impact of any change in assumptions (68)
(91)
Remeasurements – amendments to the contribution schedule -
(9,811)
Contributions paid in respect of future service* *
*
Costs recognised in income and expenditure account *
*

*includes defined contribution schemes and future service contributions (i.e. excluding any deficit reduction payments) to defined benefit schemes which are treated as defined contribution schemes . To be completed by the company .

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

22 Restricted funds

The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes:

Movement in funds Movement in funds Movement in funds Movement in funds
Incoming Resources Transfers Balance at Incoming Resources Balance at
resources expended 1 April 2022 resources expended
31		 March 2023
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
Crowtorne Town Council 1,500 (2,783) 1,283 - - - -
Ascot Outreach 10,500 (10,607) 107 - - - -
Silva Homes 17,826 (21,751) 3,925 - - - -
Children's Centres 4,575 (4,782) 207 - - - -
Friday Opening 5,000 (7,195) 2,195 - - - -
Universal Credit BPL 39,980 (39,987) 7 - - - -
Universal Credit H2C 116,266 (122,410) 6,144 - - - -
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy 50,666 (55,627) 4,961 - - - -
Money and Pension Service 44,717 (52,871) 8,154 - - - -
Bracknell Forest Council Settled Status 16,833 (17,780) 947 - - - -
Bracknell Forest Council Financial Inclusion 20,333 (20,833) 500 - - - -
Windsor and Maidenhead Mental Health - (2,376) 2,376 - - - -
Bracknell Forest Council - - - - 167,250 (167,250) -
Slough - - - - 100,000 (100,000) -
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead - - - - 128,000 (128,000) -
Covid Recovery Service - - - - 30,000 (30,000) -
Baylis Trust - - - - 26,000 (26,000) -
Involve - - - - 15,003 (15,003) -
National Lottery Awards - - - - 9,975 (9,975) -
Berkshire Community Foundation - - - - 4,999 (4,999) -
Household Support Fund - - - - 2,500 (2,500) -
Sunningdale Parish Council - - - - 4,235 (4,235) -
Alta - - - - 7,500 (7,500) -
Shanley Fiuondation - - - - 1,000 (1,000) -

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

22 Restricted funds

Volante Charitable Trust

-
-
328,196
(359,002)		 -
30,806		 -
-		 (Continued)
5,000
(5,000)
-
501,462
(501,462)
-

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

22 Restricted funds

(Continued)

Bracknell Forest Council – monies to provide Citizens Advice Services within the borough of Bracknell Forest

Slough monies to provide Citizens Advice Services within the Borough of Slough

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead monies to provide Citizens Advice Services within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Covid Recovery Service monies to assist clients particularly struggling due to COVID

Baylis Trust monies to provide Citizens Advice Services within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Involve monies to assist clients following COVID

National Lottery Awards Monies to improve core advice skills

Berkshire Community Foundation to provide access to advice for very vulnerable people

Household Support Fund monies to process Household support fund grants within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Sunningdale Parish Council monies to provide Citizens Advice outreach service in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Alta One off donation to help local people with advice following COVID

Shanley Foundation for repairs to the Maidenhead office

Volante Charitable Trust monies to assist clients access to the COVID Relief Fund

Crowthorne Town Council monies given to further the supply of Citizens Advice services within the borough of Bracknell Forest

Ascot Outreach monies to provide an outreach service in Ascot

Silva Homes monies to provide support to the residents of Silva Homes

Children's Centres monies to provide an outreach service to children's centre in Bracknell Forest

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

22 Restricted funds

(Continued)

Friday Opening – monies to allow the Citizens Advice Service to open in Bracknell Town Centre on a Friday

Universal Credit BPL -Contract to supply advice for Help to Claim applicants

Universal Credit H2C Contract to supply advice to Help to Claim applicants

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy One off funding to boost resources to improve response to clients on Adviceline – primarily used to upgrade telephony services

Money and Pension Service Contract to provide debt advice to clients within Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and Borough of Bracknell Forest

Bracknell Forest Council Settled Status monies to assist applicants for settled status claims following UK leaving the EU Bracknell Forest Council Financial Inclusion monies to boost assistance to provide advice particularly targeted on older people in Bracknell Forest

Windsor and Maidenhead Mental Health – set up costs in advance of award of contract to provide advice to clients with severe mental health challenges on referral from local NHS partners.

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

23 Designated funds

The income funds of the charity include the following designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes:

Movement Movement
in funds in funds
Balance at Incoming Balance at Incoming
Balance at
1 April 2021 resources 1 April 2022 resources
31 March 2023
£
£		 £
£
£
Future Provisions Fund 97,466
7,052		 104,518
-
104,518
97,466
7,052		 104,518
-
104,518

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

24
Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
2023
2023
2023
£
£
£
Fund balances at 31 March 2023 are represented
by:
Tangible assets
28,212
-
-
Current assets/(liabilities)
338,800
104,518
-
Long term liabilities
(1,077)
-
-
Provisions
(30,970)
-
-
334,965
104,518
-		 TotalUnrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
2023
2022
2022
2022
£
£
£
£
28,212
48,831
-
-
443,318
358,551
-
-
(1,077)
(30,081)
-
-
(30,970)
(15,500)
-
-
439,483
361,801
-
-		 Total
2022
£
48,831
358,551
(30,081)
(15,500)
361,801

CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

25 Operating lease commitments

At the reporting end date the charity had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:

Within one year
Between two and five years		 2023
£
34,110
8,528
42,638		 2022
£
34,110
42,638
76,748

Operating lease payments represent rent payable by the charity for one of its properties. The lease term is 5 years and commenced on 4th July 2019.

26 Related party transactions

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2022 - none) .

27
Cash generated from operations
Surplus for the year
Adjustments for:
Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities
Loss/(gain) on disposal of intangible assets
Fair value gains and losses on investments
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
Difference between pension charge and cash contributions
Movements in working capital:
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
(Decrease) in creditors
(Decrease) in provisions
Cash generated from operations		 2023
£
76,243
(4,099)
7
940
20,619
2,885
13,593
(92,284)
15,470
33,374		 2022
£
215,194
(894)
(9,796)
-
15,676
-
(23,231)
(19,756)
15,500
192,693

28 Analysis of changes in net funds

The charity had no debt during the year.