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CITIZENS ADVICE WALTHAM FOREST LTD

Registered charity 1075780 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST LONDON FINANCIAL INCUSION UNIT, LEYTONSTONE CAB, WALTHAM FOREST CAB, WALTHAM FOREST CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU SERVICE, WALTHAMSTOW CAB

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £41,823 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £498,867. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £494,437 exceeded the stated policy target of £393,352, representing three months of planned expenditure. The trustees confirmed sufficient resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee received a salary of between £60,000 and £70,000” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received a salary of between £60,000 and £70,000” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of the forthcoming year’s planned expenditure (held: £494k)
“the Trustees consider that the optimum amount to set aside is £393,352, an amount equivalent to three months of the forthcoming year’s planned expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £40.6m
“The most recent formal actuarial valuation of the Plan was as at 31 March 2022 and revealed a funding deficit of £53,536,000.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hartley Fowler LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£388k
Employees
31

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.7m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.7m£1.7m
31/03/2022£1.9m£1.9m
31/03/2021£2.1m£2.1m

Common questions

Is CITIZENS ADVICE WALTHAM FOREST LTD financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £41,823 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £498,867. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £494,437 exceeded the stated policy target of £393,352, representing three months of planned expenditure. The trustees confirmed sufficient resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hartley Fowler LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of CITIZENS ADVICE WALTHAM FOREST LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.