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SOUTHEND ON SEA GUILD OF HELP AND CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1090600 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CAB

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £218,517 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £1,656,879. Per the trustees' report, these net current assets are sufficient to cover 95% of annual operating expenditure, exceeding the stated policy target of 50%. The trustees confirm there are no going concern issues due to firm funding agreements in place.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 50% of annual operating expenditure (held: £1.7m)
“The level of reserves the Charity needs is estimated to be 50% of annual operating expenditure.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£1.7m
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~16.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.2m
31/03/2024£1.4m£992k
31/03/2023£872k£725k
31/03/2022£719k£630k
31/03/2021£663k£497k

Common questions

Is SOUTHEND ON SEA GUILD OF HELP AND CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £218,517 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £1,656,879. Per the trustees' report, these net current assets are sufficient to cover 95% of annual operating expenditure, exceeding the stated policy target of 50%. The trustees confirm there are no going concern issues due to firm funding agreements in place. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.