Citizens Advice South West Surrey

Registered charity 1061067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Citizens Advice Guildford, Citizens Advice Guildford and Ash, GUILDFORD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £15,222 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total reserves of £1,076,218. The trustees note that free reserves of £581,482 fall just below their stated policy target of 5-6 months of general expenditure, though designated funds bring total available resources within the policy range. The charity remains dependent on additional project-specific funding to supplement local authority support.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Brewers, Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (03/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (04/02/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

• Alex Kundert
• Dorothy Chalklin
• George Anthony Rushton
• John Tonks · trustee of 1 other charity
• Linda Philippson
• Norman Douglas Wren
• Paul Jarrett
• Richard James Smith
• Robert Lanyon

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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