CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1065672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRACKNELL AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, BRACKNELL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Information and advice to the public of Bracknell Forest, Maidenehad & Windsor and surrounding areas for the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£824k
Latest spending
£911k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £86,314 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit of £60,012 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £297,314, which falls within the agreed target range of £151,302 to £456,222, and the trustees maintain a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £151,302 and £456,222 (held: £297k)
In 2025/26, trustees have agreed that the target range for reserves should be between £151,302 and £456,222.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £16.1m
This valuation showed assets of £514.9m, liabilities of £531.0m and a deficit of £16.1m.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Citizens Advice East Berkshire (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£824k
Total spending
£911k
Reserves (reported)
£295k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Slough · Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£824k£911k
31/03/2024£802k£863k
31/03/2023£817k£740k
31/03/2022£985k£770k
31/03/2021£421k£405k

Common questions

Is CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £86,314 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit of £60,012 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £297,314, which falls within the agreed target range of £151,302 to £456,222, and the trustees maintain a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/08/2020£10kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund21/06/2018£10kThe Capacity Project
The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2012£7kAged Computer Equipment Replacement and System Upgrade
The National Lottery Community Fund19/08/2010£8kNew Fire Alarm System
The National Lottery Community Fund10/01/2007£172kMoney Talks
The National Lottery Community Fund10/12/2004£5kIT facilities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST BERKSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED£824kunclearno doubt
WEST BERKSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£306kUnder £20,0000unclearno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LTD FY2025£1.3m0unclearno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE IN WEST SUSSEX (NORTH, SOUTH, EAST) FY2025£2.7m0belowno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE ESSEX LIMITED FY2024£2.1m0aboveno doubt
WANDSWORTH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX LIMITED FY2025£2.2maboveno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.