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

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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 (held: £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.

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

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).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (22/07/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen David Burrchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ADITYA CHAKRABORTTY
CHERYL BYAMUKAMA · trustee of 2 other charities
John Joseph Donnelly
Julia Daniel
Kirti Thanki
LINDSEY TULEY
RHONA LEWRY
VIMAL SHAH
Zuher Gulamali

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	FY2022	£14k	Church & Communities Programme

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	22/07/2022	£221k	Grant to Enfield CAB
UK government	29/09/2020	£9k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The Mercers' Company	29/04/2020	£28k	Grant to Enfield Citizens Advice Bureaux Services
UK government	01/04/2020	£3k	ENFIELD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU (G)
Greater London Authority	20/11/2018	£2k	Grant to 'Citizens Advice Bureau Enfield'
The Mercers' Company	04/07/2018	£28k	Grant to Enfield Citizens Advice Bureaux Services
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/01/2015	£289k	Advising Enfield
City Bridge Foundation	27/11/2014	£132k	Grant to Enfield CAB