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WESTMINSTER CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU SERVICE

Registered charity 1059419 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WESTMINSTER CITIZENS ADVICE

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Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted reserves of £286,207, which is below its stated policy target of around £400,000. The trustees report that secured income for the coming year is £1.9 million and breakeven is anticipated, with cashflow remaining good at an average balance of around £780,000 up to September 2026.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At the balance sheet date the charity had unrestricted reserves, excluding long term pension liabilities, of £477,472.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations from trustees were £118.
“Aggregate donations from trustees were £118.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £40.6m
“The most recent formal actuarial valuation of the Plan was as at 31 March 2022 and revealed a funding deficit of £53,536,000.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£321k
Employees
36

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.7m£1.6m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2022£1.4m£1.3m
31/03/2021£1.3m£1.4m

Common questions

Is WESTMINSTER CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU SERVICE financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted reserves of £286,207, which is below its stated policy target of around £400,000. The trustees report that secured income for the coming year is £1.9 million and breakeven is anticipated, with cashflow remaining good at an average balance of around £780,000 up to September 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.