IPSWICH AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Registered charity 1064862 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ICAB, IPSWICH CAB
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income decreased to £952,207 from £986,135 in the prior year, while expenditure fell slightly to £943,559. The charity reports a small shortfall against its reserves policy, with actual free reserves of £355,204 falling below the stated target of £430,000, though the trustees aim to rectify this in coming years.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £355k; policy: £430,000)
“The charity’s actual free reserves on 31 March 2025 were £355,204 (2024: £315,611). Reasons for holding funds outlined in the notes to the accounts. The charity aims to rectify the small shortfall in the coming years and will monitor the position on an ongoing basis.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Citizens Advice Ipswich (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- CLARK, Roger — director, appointed 20/02/2026on trustee list
- BRYANT, Edward — director, appointed 27/08/2024on trustee list
- GRIFFIN, Thomas Kinnear — director, appointed 06/08/2024on trustee list
- WILLIAMSON, Ian David Robert — director, appointed 10/02/2023on trustee list
- BLAGA, Adrian — director, appointed 03/11/2022on trustee list
- EVANS, Lucy — director, appointed 03/11/2022on trustee list
- COX, Anthony — director, appointed 30/09/2016not on trustee list
- DEACON, Mackenzie John — director, appointed 23/09/2015on trustee list
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Thomas Griffinchair
- Adrian Blaga
- Edward Bryant · trustee of 1 other charity
- Ian Williamson
- John Deacon
- Lucy Evans
- Roger Clark
- Tony Cox
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Suffolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is IPSWICH AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £952,207 from £986,135 in the prior year, while expenditure fell slightly to £943,559. The charity reports a small shortfall against its reserves policy, with actual free reserves of £355,204 falling below the stated target of £430,000, though the trustees aim to rectify this in coming years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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