KIRKLEES CITIZENS ADVICE AND LAW CENTRE
Registered charity 1088651 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KIRKLEES CITIZENS ADVICE, SOUTH KIRKLEES CAB, SOUTH KIRKLEES CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Kirklees Citizens Advice provides advice and information to the residents of Kirklees. This includes generalist advice and specialist advice on debt and benefits.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £109,553 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £895,849 to £786,296. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £786,296 are compliant with the stated policy of retaining 2–4 months of operating costs, equivalent to 5.5 months of budgeted expenditure. The independent auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (61% of income)
“Total income 1,202,720 452,323 1,655,043” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 2 - 4 months operating costs (held: £786k)
“The organisation policy is to retain 2 — 4 months operating costs (based on budgeted forecast for the year ahead) as reserves” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) — “Yorkshire Building Society (YBS)” (source page)
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (12/10/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (23/01/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Umar Shafatchair
- Alison Westwood
- Annie Hinton
- Carol May McKenna
- Lesley Reilly · trustee of 1 other charity
- Milica Vujatovic
- Mohammad Maqsood
- Tayyib Abrar
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kirklees
Income and spending
Common questions
Is KIRKLEES CITIZENS ADVICE AND LAW CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £109,553 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £895,849 to £786,296. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £786,296 are compliant with the stated policy of retaining 2–4 months of operating costs, equivalent to 5.5 months of budgeted expenditure. The independent auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.
Who funds KIRKLEES CITIZENS ADVICE AND LAW CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KIRKLEES CITIZENS ADVICE AND LAW CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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