ENFIELD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX

Registered charity 1072841 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EDMONTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, ENFIELD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, ENFIELD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX SERVICES

PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SIGNPOSTINGPROVISION OF SOCIAL POLICY WORKTRAINING FOR ADMIN, ADVISING AND SOCIAL POLICY WORK

Objects

FOR THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND TO ESTABLISH AND CONDUCT CENTRES TO SUPPLY FREE CONFIDENTIAL AND IMPARTIAL ADVICE GUIDANCE AND COUNSEL FOR THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit: ENFIELD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Enfield, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£827k
Latest spending
£940k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of approximately £113k for the year, which was funded from unrestricted reserves. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of three months of operating expenses, and the actual unrestricted reserves stood at approximately £478k, which is noted as being above the policy target. The organization faces challenges in securing adequate funds to cover rising running costs against fixed grant income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating expenses (reserves figure: £478k)
“The Trustees reviewed the reserves policy to 3 months of operating expenses and unrestricted reserves.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Having adequate resources to meet demand continues to be a challenge for the Trustees and the CEO who work tirelessly to ensure there is financial stability and human resources to keep going in the foreseeable future against a backdrop of difficult operating environment.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Stanley Joseph. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £427,315 — grants £427,315 (3); 52% of the £826,852 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £514,246 — grants £514,246 (7); 56% of the £922,292 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £527,098 — grants £527,098 (7); 54% of the £981,271 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

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

Total income
£827k
Total spending
£940k
Reserves (reported)
£445k
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£827k£940k
31/03/2024£922k£1.0m
31/03/2023£981k£949k
31/03/2022£1.1m£1.0m
31/03/2021£1.2m£1.1m

Common questions

Is ENFIELD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of approximately £113k for the year, which was funded from unrestricted reserves. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of three months of operating expenses, and the actual unrestricted reserves stood at approximately £478k, which is noted as being above the policy target. The organization faces challenges in securing adequate funds to cover rising running costs against fixed grant income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Stanley Joseph.

Who funds ENFIELD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ENFIELD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX as a grant recipient include CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2022£14kChurch & Communities Programme

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation22/07/2022£221kGrant to Enfield CAB
UK government29/09/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The Mercers' Company29/04/2020£28kGrant to Enfield Citizens Advice Bureaux Services
UK government01/04/2020£3kENFIELD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU (G)
Greater London Authority20/11/2018£2kGrant to 'Citizens Advice Bureau Enfield'
The Mercers' Company04/07/2018£28kGrant to Enfield Citizens Advice Bureaux Services
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2015£289kAdvising Enfield
City Bridge Foundation27/11/2014£132kGrant to Enfield CAB
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2007£7kThe Advising Migrant Communities Research Programme (AMCR)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MILLS CHARITY1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ENFIELD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX£827k—0above—noted
BRENT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX FY2025£875k——above—noted
WAKEFIELD DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX FY2025£1.0m—0above—no doubt
TEIGNBRIDGE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX FY2025£621k—0above—no doubt
RUSHMOOR CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX FY2026£1.8m—0above—no doubt
MID SUFFOLK CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2026£342k—0unclear—no doubt

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