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BRISTOL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1012557 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£951k
Latest spending
£862k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £89,133 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its free reserves to £323,274. The trustees report that these reserves represent approximately 3.9 months of annual running costs, which they consider adequate to meet foreseeable contingencies. The charity confirms it has no borrowings and maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £50,440 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The current full-time salary of the highest paid member of staff this year is £50,440.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Randall & Payne LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£944k
Total spending
£862k
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£323k
Employees
32

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£951k£862k
31/03/2024£912k£838k
31/03/2023£799k£757k
31/03/2022£837k£866k
31/03/2021£863k£874k

Common questions

Is BRISTOL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £89,133 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its free reserves to £323,274. The trustees report that these reserves represent approximately 3.9 months of annual running costs, which they consider adequate to meet foreseeable contingencies. The charity confirms it has no borrowings and maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Randall & Payne LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of BRISTOL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £50,440 band.

Who funds BRISTOL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRISTOL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU as a grant recipient include THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITY, THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITYFY2023£5kUnrestricted Fund Grant
THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITYFY2022£5kCommunity and social
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£4kStaff selections
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£0Staff selections

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government11/12/2024£25kDAMF 09G Cit A Bristol Development of 'Advicebot' Tool Project
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2022£10kVolunteer development to increase resilience during the cost of living crisis
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2010£9kIT Modernisation
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/12/2007£10k"A Project By This Bristol Based Group To Provide Greater Access To The Social Welfare Advice Services Office For The Local Community Through"
The National Lottery Community Fund21/07/2005£5kcomputer equipment

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE NISBET TRUST2£85k
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION1£607k
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST1£460k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION1£287k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION1£70k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST1£62k
JUSTICE COLLABORATIONS1£18k
THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRISTOL LAW CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRISTOL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU£951k£50,4400above—no doubt
BRISTOL LAW CENTRE FY2025£1.5m—0above—no doubt
ST PAULS ADVICE CENTRE FY2025£568k—0unclear—no doubt
BATH AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£996k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMDEN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX SERVICE LIMITED FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE COLCHESTER FY2026£294k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.