WANDSWORTH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX LIMITED

Registered charity 1040303 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BATTERSEA CAB, ROEHAMPTON CAB, TOOTING & BALHAM CAB, TOOTING AND BALHAM CAB, WANDSWORTH MONEY ADVICE SERVICE

The provision of advice services to Wandsworth residents

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Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £4,678 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves of £554,795. The trustees confirm that the charity has strong cash flows and secured significant funding for the next twelve months, concluding there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Three to six months operating expenditure (excluding disbursements and depreciation) (held: £555k)
“The Trustees have decided that the Charity’s minimum reserves requirement as being: Three to six months operating expenditure (excluding disbursements and depreciation)” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hartley Fowler LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£2.2m
Reserves (reported)
£627k
Employees
48

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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).

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

Operates in: Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.2m£2.2m
31/03/2024£2.1m£2.1m
31/03/2023£1.7m£1.6m
31/03/2022£1.7m£1.7m
31/03/2021£1.5m£1.5m

Common questions

Is WANDSWORTH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £4,678 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves of £554,795. The trustees confirm that the charity has strong cash flows and secured significant funding for the next twelve months, concluding there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hartley Fowler LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/07/2023£461kHelp Through Hardship Crisis
City Bridge Foundation07/01/2021£239kGrant to Citizens Advice Wandsworth
The National Lottery Community Fund02/03/2020£438kContinuation of Community Centred Help Through Hardship Crisis
Greater London Authority01/11/2018£2kGrant to 'Citizens Advice Bureau Wandsworth'
City Bridge Foundation24/11/2016£64kGrant to Citizens Advice Wandsworth
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2016£477kCommunity Centred Help Through Hardship Crisis in Wandsworth
City Bridge Foundation09/07/2015£99kGrant to Citizens Advice Wandsworth
City Bridge Foundation28/01/2015£130kGrant to Citizens Advice Wandsworth
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2013£10kOnline Advice - Information for Wandsworth

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
AGE UK1£462k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION1£2k
Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust1£700

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WANDSWORTH CARE ALLIANCE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WANDSWORTH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX LIMITED£2.2m——above—no doubt
WANDSWORTH CARE ALLIANCE FY2025£971k——within—no doubt
RUSHMOOR CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
AGE CONCERN WANDSWORTH FY2025£1.8m£120,001 - £130,0001unclear—no doubt
SOUTHEND ON SEA GUILD OF HELP AND CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
WANDSWORTH BEREAVEMENT SERVICE FY2025£211k—0below—no doubt

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