CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Registered charity 1056102 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAMBRIDGE C A B, CAMBRIDGE CAB, THE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
To provide a free, confidential and impartial advice service to the public. Aim to ensure that individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or of the services available to them or through their inability to express their needs effectively. Also to be a responsible influence on the development of social policies both locally and nationally.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £88,091 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £1,026,452 to £904,864. The trustees note that the most significant areas of uncertainty for the future are the annual levels of grant funding required, as most contracts are received on a one-year basis. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains a general fund target of £165,000 to cover three months of typical unrestricted expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Cambridge City Council (31% of income)
“The principal sources of our core funding were Citizens Advice 19% (41% in 2024) and Cambridge City Council 31% (22% in 2024).” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of typical unrestricted expenditure (held: £905k)
“It is desirable that this should be sufficient to cover around 3 months of typical unrestricted expenditure in a scenario where external funding has lapsed. Fund balance is £173,262 (2024: £214,850). The target for liquid assets is £165,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Knights Lowe Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Heather Du Quesnay CBE — Chair (source)
- Helen Cook — CEO (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£29k
Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (79% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- ASHLEIGH HOWARD BRIDGES
- Abdul Kayum Arain · trustee of 2 other charities
- Carol Anne Boston
- Corrin Frances Hoyes
- Deborah Eve Whitfield
- Dr Christopher Joseph Powell
- Duncan Charles Cook
- Heather Le Mercier Du Quesnay CBE
- Julian Jacobs
- Marie Catherine Elizabeth Canning
- Richard Anthony Lister French
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cambridgeshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £88,091 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £1,026,452 to £904,864. The trustees note that the most significant areas of uncertainty for the future are the annual levels of grant funding required, as most contracts are received on a one-year basis. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains a general fund target of £165,000 to cover three months of typical unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knights Lowe Limited.
Who funds CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU as a grant recipient include THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FRESHFIELD FOUNDATION, MONEY ADVICE TRUST, THE NETHERBY TRUST, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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