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WOKINGHAM AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1027729 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOKINGHAM & DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

To provide the advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect peoples lives.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£560k
Latest spending
£514k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted designated reserves of £166,061, which the trustees deem sufficient to cover three months of operating costs and potential redundancy expenses. However, the filing highlights a significant dependency on Wokingham Borough Council, which provided approximately 69% of unrestricted funding, noting that the charity would cease to operate without this support.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Wokingham Borough Council (69% of income)
“The charity received approximately 69% of its unrestricted funding from Wokingham Borough Council.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of normal operation expenditure and potential redundancy costs (held: £166k)
“The Trustees have determined the need to hold sufficient free reserves to be able to cover the potential redundancy costs and three months’ normal operation expenditure to allow an orderly wind down.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £1k
“Defined benefit pension plan liability - (1,288)” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£550k
Total spending
£514k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£168k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (54% 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: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£560k£514k
31/03/2024£548k£557k
31/03/2023£537k£527k
31/03/2022£475k£472k
31/03/2021£447k£407k

Common questions

Is WOKINGHAM AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted designated reserves of £166,061, which the trustees deem sufficient to cover three months of operating costs and potential redundancy expenses. However, the filing highlights a significant dependency on Wokingham Borough Council, which provided approximately 69% of unrestricted funding, noting that the charity would cease to operate without this support. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WOKINGHAM AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WOKINGHAM AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU as a grant recipient include Wokingham United Charities, THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Wokingham United CharitiesFY2025£61kRelief in Need
Wokingham United CharitiesFY2024£25k
Wokingham United CharitiesFY2023£21kGrants via Berkshire Community Foundation
Wokingham United CharitiesFY2022£19kNotable Grants / Relief in Need
THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kMobile unit providing advice in Wokingham Borough.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery18/12/2023£40kMillionaire Street 2023 12w4
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2022£10kMobile Advice Unit outreach admin
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2020£10kAdvice At Home
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2019£10kAdvice task force