Citizens Advice Solent East
Registered charity 1039776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CITIZENS ADVICE PORTSMOUTH, Citizens Advice Solent East Limited, PORTSMOUTH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
The provision of free, confidential, independent and impartial advice and information at a central Portsmouth and a central Havant location.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £402,465, which falls below the stated policy target of £450,000 to £900,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £43,457 for the year, having diversified its income sources through recent mergers.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Sumer Audit. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Stef Nienaltowskichair
- Adam Christie
- Ashley Cullen
- Charles John Harrison Nicholas
- David Leslie Littlejohn
- JAMES RICHARD MACKAY · trustee of 1 other charity
- Laura Clare Small
- Peter Bernard Brook
- ROBERT GEORGE BOSSHARDT
- Robert Clive Sweatman · trustee of 1 other charity
- Thomas Antony Little
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hampshire · Portsmouth City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Citizens Advice Solent East financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £402,465, which falls below the stated policy target of £450,000 to £900,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £43,457 for the year, having diversified its income sources through recent mergers. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Audit.
Who funds Citizens Advice Solent East?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Citizens Advice Solent East as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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