CANOLFAN CYNGHORI YNYS MON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Registered charity 1074170 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The principal activity of the Bureau is to provide the advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives.The Citizens Advice service provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. It promotes equality and challenges discrimination
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £46,114 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £1,391,035. The trustees note that the charity's survival is largely dependent on funding from local authorities and government agencies, and while Welsh Government funding is secured until 2028, future tenders may result in significant reductions.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: nine months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £880k)
“To support its aim, the Board consider it appropriate to hold general reserves which is sufficient to continue running the organisation for at least nine months.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with Citizens Advice (National Association of Citizens Advice Bureau) for information services and AGM costs.
“These were transactions between Canolfan Cynghori Ynys Mon Citizens Advice Bureau and Citizens Advice (National Association of Citizens Advice Bureau) of £11,536 in relation to information services and AGM costs.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Williams Denton Cyf. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- PARRY, Thelma Arianwen — director, appointed 02/11/2023on trustee list
- CLOSS-DAVIES, Sara Cathryn, Dr — director, appointed 01/02/2022on trustee list
- ROWLANDS, John Alwyn — director, appointed 04/08/2016on trustee list
- EVANS, Hugh Devenport — director, appointed 01/07/2003on trustee list
- OWEN, Danielle Sharon — secretary, appointed 26/03/2024
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~7.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Hugh Devenport Evans
- John Alwyn Rowlands
- Sara Closs-Davies
- Thelma Arianwen Parry
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Isle Of Anglesey
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CANOLFAN CYNGHORI YNYS MON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £46,114 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £1,391,035. The trustees note that the charity's survival is largely dependent on funding from local authorities and government agencies, and while Welsh Government funding is secured until 2028, future tenders may result in significant reductions. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Williams Denton Cyf.
Government & lottery funding
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