BRENT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX

Registered charity 1049632 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRENT CAB

Provide the advice and information people need for be problems they face and improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £613,771, meeting the trustees' policy target of holding three months of operating expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £114,447 for the year, driven by increased local authority grants and grants/contracts, while total charitable expenditure decreased compared to the prior year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Brebners. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Citybridge Foundation — “The Citybridge Foundation has initiated a five-year funding programme aimed at transforming the Citizens Advice Brent reception area.” (source page)
• Money and Pensions Service — “The Debt Free Advice service, funded by the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), is a pan-London initiative led by Toynbee Hall and involves 2…” (source page)
• Propel — “Funded by the Propel ‘Robust Safety Net’ stream, this project aims to develop a sustainable advice sector workforce embedded in disadvantage…” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “National Lottery Community Fund This funding will enable the employment of a new adviser able to provide immediate assistance with housing…” (source page)
• Brent Health Matters — “Brent Health Matters Initiative Funding from Brent Health Matters supports a volunteer team delivering immediate assistance to over 500 cl…” (source page)
• Brent Council — “Brent Council Partnership Under a four-year contract, Citizens Advice Brent provides services at four Brent Hubs and eight Family Wellbein…” (source page)

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 01/04/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~9.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adewale Adenigbagbe
• Annemari Suranthi De Silva
• Arvin Kristopher Asistio Razon
• Bridget O'Donovan
• Christine Fogg
• Florence Rankin
• James Johnston
• Louisa Martin
• Pierrick Roger
• Robert Simon Roscoe

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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