THE ESHER AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1012732 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ESHER AND MOLESEY CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

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Latest income
£272k
Latest spending
£270k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a small surplus of £4,030 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £272,107 against total expenditure of £269,847. The trustees state that general free reserves of £91,529 are in line with their policy of holding three to six months of budgeted expenditure, and they have a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months budgeted expenditure (held: £92k)
The Board’s policy is to hold general free reserves equivalent to between three and six months budgeted expenditure for the following year.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein 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.

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Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£272k£270k
31/03/2024£235k£235k
31/03/2023£168k£178k
31/03/2022£178k£191k
31/03/2021£190k£176k

Common questions

Is THE ESHER AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a small surplus of £4,030 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £272,107 against total expenditure of £269,847. The trustees state that general free reserves of £91,529 are in line with their policy of holding three to six months of budgeted expenditure, and they have a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/06/2023£10kBuilding resilience in the cost of living crisis
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2021£5kAfter the lockdown
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2020£5kAfter the lockdown
The National Lottery Community Fund11/07/2019£10kWith a little help from my friends

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ESHER AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU£272k0withinno doubt
IPSWICH AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£952k0belowno doubt
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX FY2025£167.8munclearno doubt
SCUNTHORPE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£1.8m£60,001 - £70,0000unclearno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE ESSEX LIMITED FY2024£2.1m0aboveno doubt
SHEFFIELD CITIZENS ADVICE AND LAW CENTRE FY2023£6.2m0unclearno doubt

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