CALDERDALE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1065417 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CALDERDALE C A B

The Charities principle objective is the provision of free advice to the community of Calderdale. This objective is met by the provision of local CAB outreach services, a Telephone Advice Line and specialist advice in Welfare Benefit and Debt

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£762k
Latest spending
£705k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £56,548 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £762,010 against total expenditure of £705,462. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were calculated as negative £44,433, which is below the stated policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no trading subsidiaries.

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: £-44k; policy: three and six month's expenditure)
“Free Reserves -44,433” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Calderdale CAB (matched by registered charity number).

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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£762k
Total spending
£705k
Reserves (reported)
£137k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (58% 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

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

Operates in: Calderdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£762k£705k
31/03/2024£753k£617k
31/03/2023£740k£599k
31/03/2022£675k£629k
31/03/2021£753k£646k

Common questions

Is CALDERDALE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £56,548 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £762,010 against total expenditure of £705,462. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were calculated as negative £44,433, which is below the stated policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council01/04/2024£54kAdvice and Tackling Poverty
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2023£262kClosing The Gap
UK government03/07/2020£13kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund13/04/2010£126kCCAB Outreach Programme
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£4kLS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£74k16
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£4k16
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£74k16
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£4k16
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£74kEconomy and Investment
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£4kEconomy and Investment
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£74kEconomy and Investment
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£4kEconomy and Investment
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£4kA&I Contract - Calderdale Citizens Advice Bureau Grants And Subscriptions Supplies And Services Voluntary Sector Commissioning Community Safety
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£73kA&I Contract - Calderdale Citizens Advice Bureau Grants And Subscriptions Supplies And Services Voluntary Sector Commissioning Community Safety
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£4kA&I Grant - Calderdale Citizens Advice Bureau Grants And Subscriptions Supplies And Services Voluntary Sector Commissioning Community Safety & S
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£93kCommunity Safety & Support
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£4kA&I Contract - Calderdale Citizens Advice Bureau Grants And Subscriptions Supplies And Services Voluntary Sector Commissioning Community Safety
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£73kA&I Contract - Calderdale Citizens Advice Bureau Grants And Subscriptions Supplies And Services Voluntary Sector Commissioning Community Safety
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£4kA&I Grant - Calderdale Citizens Advice Bureau Grants And Subscriptions Supplies And Services Voluntary Sector Commissioning Community Safety & S
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£93kCommunity Safety & Support
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£74kLS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£4kLS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£74kLS