LUTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1068411 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LUTON CITIZEN ADVICE BUREAU

Luton Citizens Advice Bureau provides a free, independent, impartial and confidential advice service to the people of the Borough of Luton

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

Latest income
£726k
Latest spending
£771k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £44,953 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £691,019 to £646,066. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £458,208 comfortably cover the stated policy target of four months of expected cash outflow (£250,000). The charity remains reliant on restricted grants for core activities and notes funding constraints impacting service delivery.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (92% of income)
Income from charitable activities 665,814
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: not less than 4 months of expected cash outflow (held: £458k)
Unrestricted funds reserves are maintained at not less than 4 months of expected cash outflow which currently would be £250,000. — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Citizens Advice
Income of £139,650 (2024: £139,650) was received from Citizens advice to assist client with money advice. — page 25
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 — Citizens Advice Luton (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.

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

Total income
£726k
Total spending
£771k
Reserves (reported)
£616k
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~9.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Luton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£726k£771k
31/03/2024£766k£676k
31/03/2023£636k£653k
31/03/2022£1.0m£1000k
31/03/2021£1.3m£1.2m

Common questions

Is LUTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £44,953 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £691,019 to £646,066. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £458,208 comfortably cover the stated policy target of four months of expected cash outflow (£250,000). The charity remains reliant on restricted grants for core activities and notes funding constraints impacting service delivery. 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 government31/01/2025£15kFinance, Benefit and Debt Services in the East of England
UK government29/09/2023£7kEU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding
UK government01/08/2023£58kFinance, Benefit and Debt Services in the East of England
UK government01/04/2021£55kEU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding
UK government01/04/2021£86kEU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding
UK government01/04/2020£55kEU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 21/22

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LUTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU£726k0aboveno doubt
HALTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£1.2m0unclearno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LTD FY2025£1.3m0unclearno doubt
MID SUFFOLK CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£332k0unclearno doubt
NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£725k0withinno doubt
BARNET CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£1.5maboveno doubt

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