LEWES DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Registered charity 1068146 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEWES AND SEAFORD CAB, LEWES AND SEAFORD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, LEWES AREA CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing information and advice and by influencing policymakers. CABx use evidence of their clients' problems to campaign for improvements in laws and services that effect everyone
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £49,322 from core activities, but this was offset by £91,000 of income designated for future years, resulting in a £42,000 deficit funded from reserves. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting four months of unrestricted funds to cover costs and liabilities, with unrestricted general reserves standing at £160,090 at year-end.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income)
“Total income from our core activity of Advising Clients has increased from £280k to £468k” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £160k)
“During the year the Board has decided to retain the minimum level of reserves being held at 4 months.”
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 — Lewes District Citizens Advice (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered titlein 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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/01/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alison Rachel Lawfieldchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Emma Kolkman
- John Colin McDonald
- Julia Catherine Hammond
- KEVIN POWELL
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LEWES DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £49,322 from core activities, but this was offset by £91,000 of income designated for future years, resulting in a £42,000 deficit funded from reserves. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting four months of unrestricted funds to cover costs and liabilities, with unrestricted general reserves standing at £160,090 at year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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