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 As a Citizens Advice Bureau, we are a member of Citizens Advice, the national charity which sets standards for advice and equal opportunities and supports bureaux with an information system, training and other services.
Our experience us a unique insight into the problems facing citizens in our community. We have a key role in speaking up for our clients and raising issues brought into the Bureau with Citizens Advice nationally, so that they can contribute to public debate and campaign for an improvement to policies and services.
Independent charity
 Wokingham & District Citizens Advice Bureau is an independent registered charity (No. 1027729) which is incorporated as a limited company in England (No. 2862148). Its registered office is at Wellington House, Wellington Road, Wokingham RG40 2AG. It was founded in 1977.
The Bureau is run by a management committee consisting of trustees drawn from the local community together with representative members of staff. The work of the Bureau is presented each year at a public Annual General Meeting
A manager and a multi-disciplinary team of 7 paid staff and over trained 50 volunteer advisers, administrators and trustees provide advice services to clients.
We offer our services at number of locations within the community as well as by telephone or email
Quality
 We pride ourselves on the quality of the advice we give.
Our work is audited by the Community Legal Service and we have been awarded Quality Marks by them for our general advice
and for our Debt Case Work.
Funding
 Like most Citizens Advice bureaux we receive the bulk of our funding from the Local Authority. For us this is Wokingham Borough Council. We also receive grants from Wokingham, Woodley and Earley Town Councils and other local parish councils. In addition, other individuals and organisations provide support in a number of ways.
Annual Report
 Full details of our work for and names of all funders are contained in our latest reports. This can be viewed on-line in using Acrobat reader.
Click on 2005-6 or 2006-7 to download the appropriate year’s report.
To find out more
 If you want to volunteer or find out more or want to support our work,
please telephone our manager on 0118 978 7258
or email to manager@wokingham-cab.org.uk
or write to The Manager, Wokingham CAB, Wellington House, Wellington Road
Wokingham, RG40 2AG
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We are an independent service providing