EAST END CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAUX

Registered charity 1082193 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HACKNEY CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX

Provision of information, advice and advocacy services.

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Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had net cash provided by operating activities of £51,034 in 2026, resulting in a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of £31,320 for the year. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year stood at £1,274,008, down from £1,305,328 at the beginning of the year. The charity reports that it does not currently incur costs on fundraising.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The charity does not currently incur costs on fundraising.” — page 29
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — East End Citizens Advice Bureaux (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.4m
Reserves (reported)
£521k
Employees
39

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hackney · Newham · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£2.3m£2.4m
31/03/2025£2.2m£2.1m
31/03/2024£2.1m£2.1m
31/03/2023£2.3m£2.5m
31/03/2022£3.1m£2.9m

Common questions

Is EAST END CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAUX financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had net cash provided by operating activities of £51,034 in 2026, resulting in a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of £31,320 for the year. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year stood at £1,274,008, down from £1,305,328 at the beginning of the year. The charity reports that it does not currently incur costs on fundraising.

Who funds EAST END CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAUX?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EAST END CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAUX as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, TOWER HILL TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2023£84kGrants & Donations
TOWER HILL TRUSTFY2023£7kMatch funding for a social welfare advice service in three Tower Hamlets primary schools

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Hackney Council15/10/2025£189kGrant to East End Citizens Advice Bureaux
London Borough of Hackney15/10/2025£189kGrant to East End Citizens Advice Bureaux
City Bridge Foundation31/01/2025£61kGrant to East End Citizens Advice Bureau
Hackney Council04/01/2025£222kGrant to East End Citizens Advice Bureaux
London Borough of Hackney04/01/2025£222kGrant to East End Citizens Advice Bureaux
Hackney Council13/10/2022£275kGrant to East End Citizens' Advice Bureaux
London Borough of Hackney13/10/2022£275kGrant to East End Citizens' Advice Bureaux
City Bridge Foundation17/05/2022£180kGrant to East End Citizens Advice Bureau
Hackney Council21/03/2022£399kGrant to East End Citizens' Advice Bureaux
London Borough of Hackney21/03/2022£399kGrant to East End Citizens' Advice Bureaux
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2020£100kCitizens Advice East End Covid-19 Crisis Support
Hackney Council10/12/2020£262kGrant to East End Citizens' Advice Bureaux
London Borough of Hackney10/12/2020£262kGrant to East End Citizens' Advice Bureaux
UK government01/04/2020£22kCITIZENS ADVICE EAST END (G)
Greater London Authority10/12/2019£5kEast End Citizens Advice Bureaux
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2016£737kEast End Crisis, Empowerment & Change Project
City Bridge Foundation09/07/2015£147kGrant to East End Citizens Advice Bureau
The National Lottery Community Fund02/08/2012£1.0mMoneyHUB
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2010£10kFinancial and Money Management Training
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2005£216kVolunteer Training Project
The National Lottery Community Fund12/07/2005£29kRefurbishment
The National Lottery Community Fund14/09/2004£7kto fund a development officer post to encourage and recruit volunteers

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BROMSGROVE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EAST END CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAUX£2.3m—0unclear0.0%no doubt
BROMSGROVE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£509k—0below—no doubt
BATH AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£996k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHUMBRIAN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£5.0m—0below—no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE IN WEST SUSSEX (NORTH, SOUTH, EAST) FY2025£2.7m—0below—no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE 1066 FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.