CITIZENS ADVICE THANET

Registered charity 1086799 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THANET DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

To deliver the Citizens Advice service to the people of Thanet, ensuring as far as possible that individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or of the services available to them or through an inability to express their needs effectively. Trading as a partner of Citizens Advice North East Kent from April 2026.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£362k
Latest spending
£327k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased slightly to £361,659, with unrestricted general funds rising to £176,893. The trustees confirm the charity can operate as a going concern, citing secured core funding from Thanet District Council and sufficient reserves to meet future needs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 3 and 6 months unrestricted expenditure (held: £177k)
The trustees consider that an unrestricted reserve of between 3 and 6 months unrestricted expenditure is sufficient to meet the above requirements. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£362k£327k
31/03/2024£360k£292k
31/03/2023£156k£162k
31/03/2022£303k£253k
31/03/2021£406k£345k

Common questions

Is CITIZENS ADVICE THANET financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased slightly to £361,659, with unrestricted general funds rising to £176,893. The trustees confirm the charity can operate as a going concern, citing secured core funding from Thanet District Council and sufficient reserves to meet future needs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2024£19kIT equipment
The National Lottery Community Fund11/05/2023£301kBetter Lives Thanet
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2009£867Deaf Awareness
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2005£1kNew photocopier

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Citizens Advice East Suffolk.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CITIZENS ADVICE THANET£362k0aboveno doubt
Citizens Advice East Suffolk FY2025£1.2m0aboveno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE IN WEST SUSSEX (NORTH, SOUTH, EAST) FY2025£2.7m0belowno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU IN SWALE FY2025£531k0aboveno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE IN NORTH & WEST KENT FY2025£2.1m0aboveno doubt
NORFOLK CITIZENS ADVICE FY2025£1.9m0unclearno doubt

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