STEVENAGE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Registered charity 1077414 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £36,066 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £608,982. The trustees confirmed that these reserves meet the stated policy requirement of maintaining a minimum of 3.5 months of operating costs. The auditors concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- MaPS — “We are pleased to offer accessible communication support through Sign Solutions, funded by MaPS, ensuring that British Sign Language (BSL) u…” (source page)
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.
- OLADIRAN, Olufemi Mobolaji — director, appointed 07/03/2024on trustee list
- EXTANCE, Paul Anthony — director, appointed 07/12/2023on trustee list
- VALENTINE, Tracey Lorraine — director, appointed 17/11/2023on trustee list
- NEILSON, Sarah — director, appointed 16/11/2023on trustee list
- LAWSON, Mathew — director, appointed 16/11/2023on trustee list
- HURLEY, James — director, appointed 22/08/2022on trustee list
- GRIX, Kevin Geoffrey — director, appointed 28/11/2018on trustee list
- WADE, Tim — director, appointed 25/10/2017on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Tim Wadechair
- James Hurley
- Kevin Grix
- Mathew Lawson
- Olufemi Oladiran
- Paul Extance
- Sarah Neilson
- Tracey Valentine
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hertfordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is STEVENAGE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £36,066 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £608,982. The trustees confirmed that these reserves meet the stated policy requirement of maintaining a minimum of 3.5 months of operating costs. The auditors concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.
Who funds STEVENAGE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU?
Funders whose own accounts filings name STEVENAGE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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Funders of similar charities
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