CITIZENS ADVICE CAERPHILLY BLAENAU GWENT
Registered charity 1084045 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAERPHILLY COUNTY BOROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, CAERPHILLY COUNTY CAB
We offer free and confidential and independent advice and information to clients in all areas of social welfare law, including benefits, debt, housing, employment and consumer issues.We campaign for change, attempting to tackle some of the underlying issues which give rise to these issues. We collate and use evidence from our clients to influence policy makers, both locally and nationally.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased by £416,429 to a total of £4,614,773, with the charity reporting a net income of £285,607 for the year. The trustees note that the organisation has moved away from a simplistic reserves policy based on months of operating costs towards a bespoke target reflecting its specific exposure and risk. The charity holds significant designated funds, including £1,945,000 for pension scheme assets, and reports no funds in significant deficit.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: bespoke to our exposure and risk (held: £4.6m)
“CACBG wishes to move away from a simplistic approach based upon three six months of operating costs towards a target reserve level bespoke to our exposure and risk as an organisation.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
- COLIN MANN · trustee of 2 other charities
- Damian Vizard
- Edward John Evans
- Gareth Coombes
- Gerard Joseph Donovan FCCA · trustee of 3 other charities
- Glyn Jones
- Karolina Bronislawa Majka
- MOSTYN WILFRED DAVIES
- Phyllis Margaret Howls
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CITIZENS ADVICE CAERPHILLY BLAENAU GWENT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased by £416,429 to a total of £4,614,773, with the charity reporting a net income of £285,607 for the year. The trustees note that the organisation has moved away from a simplistic reserves policy based on months of operating costs towards a bespoke target reflecting its specific exposure and risk. The charity holds significant designated funds, including £1,945,000 for pension scheme assets, and reports no funds in significant deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.
Who funds CITIZENS ADVICE CAERPHILLY BLAENAU GWENT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CITIZENS ADVICE CAERPHILLY BLAENAU GWENT as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, MOONDANCE FOUNDATION.
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