ENFIELD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX
PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SIGNPOSTINGPROVISION OF SOCIAL POLICY WORKTRAINING FOR ADMIN, ADVISING AND SOCIAL POLICY WORK
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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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees reviewed the reserves policy to 3 months of operating expenses and unrestricted reserves.” — page 7
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/07/2020)
Trustees
- Stephen David Burrchair
- ADITYA CHAKRABORTTY
- CHERYL BYAMUKAMA
- John Joseph Donnelly
- Julia Daniel
- Kirti Thanki
- LINDSEY TULEY
- RHONA LEWRY
- VIMAL SHAH
- Zuher Gulamali
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
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | FY2022 | £14k | Church & Communities Programme |
Government & lottery funding
| 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 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/10/2007 | £7k | The Advising Migrant Communities Research Programme (AMCR) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MILLS CHARITY | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- BRENT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX
- WAKEFIELD DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX
- TEIGNBRIDGE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX
- RUSHMOOR CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX
- MID SUFFOLK CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
- EASTBOURNE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENFIELD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX | £827k | — | 0 | above | — | noted |
| BRENT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX | £875k | — | — | above | — | noted |
| WAKEFIELD DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX | £1.0m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| TEIGNBRIDGE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX | £621k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| RUSHMOOR CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX | £1.8m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MID SUFFOLK CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU | £342k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |