DISS, THETFORD AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1089052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DISS AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

To ensure individuals do not lack knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or of the service available to them or through an inability to express their needs effectively, and equally to exercise a responsible influence on the development of social policies and services, both locally and nationally.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£733k
Latest spending
£736k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,870 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant change from the prior year's surplus of £587,707 which included a £575,000 legacy. Free reserves stood at £183,930, which the trustees confirm are in line with their policy of holding three months of operating costs (£184k). The trustees maintain a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £184k)
We calculate a monthly operating cost, which is reviewed on a 6-monthly basis. We monitor this to ensure the amount held covers 3 months operating costs on a rolling basis. — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£733k
Total spending
£736k
Reserves (reported)
£239k
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£733k£736k
31/03/2024£1.2m£650k
31/03/2023£695k£696k
31/03/2022£634k£642k
31/03/2021£493k£494k

Common questions

Is DISS, THETFORD AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,870 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant change from the prior year's surplus of £587,707 which included a £575,000 legacy. Free reserves stood at £183,930, which the trustees confirm are in line with their policy of holding three months of operating costs (£184k). The trustees maintain a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next twelve months. 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 Fund30/11/2005£199kMaintain and develop anti-poverty and advocacy service
The National Lottery Community Fund14/07/2004£73kWelfare Rights Outreach Project - transferred from Thetford & District CAB

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DISS, THETFORD AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU£733k0aboveno doubt
CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£1.4m0aboveno doubt
WYRE FOREST CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£410k0unclearno doubt
NORTH AND WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE FY2025£1.6m0aboveno doubt
SUTTON BOROUGH CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAUX FY2025£1.9m0belowno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE IN NORTH & WEST KENT FY2025£2.1m0aboveno doubt

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