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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Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (‘OBJECTS’)ARE SPECIFICALLY TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS INCLUDING, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN SURREY AND IN PARTICULAR ESHER, MOLESEY, CLAYGATE, OXSHOTT, COBHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Area of benefit: ESHER, MOLESEY, CLAYGATE, OXHOTT & COBHAM - ALL IN SURREY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

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 Fund08/04/2022£10kA lifeline for our community
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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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with IPSWICH AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ESHER AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU£272k—0within—no doubt
IPSWICH AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£952k—0below—no doubt
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX FY2025£167.8m——unclear—no doubt
SCUNTHORPE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£1.8m£60,001 - £70,0000unclear—no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE ESSEX LIMITED FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
SHEFFIELD CITIZENS ADVICE AND LAW CENTRE FY2025£6.2m—0unclear—no doubt

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