RUSHMOOR CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX
Registered charity 1090669 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALDERSHOT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, FARNBOROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, HEATHLANDS CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, RUSHMOOR CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
--to ensure that individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities,--.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity delivered a financial surplus of £156,377 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,339,024 against expenditure of £1,182,647. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves total £334,943, which they consider adequate to support current and anticipated levels of activity and provide for emergencies. The charity remains a going concern, though it faces significant future risks including the loss of the Pension Wise contract and local government reorganisation.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (60% of income)
“Charitable activities 809,097” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of future expenses (held: £335k)
“At the March '25 Board Meeting the reserves policy has been changed from 3 months of past expenses to 3 months of future expenses as the minimum amount of unrestricted reserves to be held.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rental costs incurred from Rushmoor Borough Council, with rent relief received.
“The charity incurred rental costs of £85,744 (2024: £59,580) and received relief against those costs of £72,988 (2024: £54,702).” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Rothmans Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
What the charity says about itself (2022-23)
From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.
The charity states it helped over 10,000 people with more than 30,000 issues in the 2022-23 period.
“In Rushmoor we have provided advice to more than 10,000 people, helping them with over 30,000 issues.”
The charity reports specific financial gains and debt relief for clients in the 2022-23 period.
“A combined value of £19,952,245 in health, gains, well-being, participation and productivity for the 10,004 clients we helped in 2022-23”
The charity details the impact of its telephone advice service for The Brain Tumour Charity.
“Our telephone advice service for The Brain Tumour Charity helped with 1796 issues and achieved £807,938 in annual income increase for 341 clients”
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% 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).
- Andrew Levey
- Daniel Paul Brooks
- Emma Wickens
- Fiona Kleiven
- Jason Halliday
- Jon Dapre
- Nealum Dehal
- Uma Indran
- William Ogden · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hampshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RUSHMOOR CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity delivered a financial surplus of £156,377 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,339,024 against expenditure of £1,182,647. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves total £334,943, which they consider adequate to support current and anticipated levels of activity and provide for emergencies. The charity remains a going concern, though it faces significant future risks including the loss of the Pension Wise contract and local government reorganisation. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rothmans Audit LLP.
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