REDBRIDGE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1091547 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REDBRIDGE CAB

Our services are free, confidential, independent & impartial, providing advice & information in Redbridge. We campaign to influence the development of social policies & ensure individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge. In addition to generalist advice, we provide specialist advisory services in debt, welfare benefits and employment. We offer volunteering opportunities in various roles.

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Latest income
£588k
Latest spending
£567k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £20,666 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £243,994. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £243,994 are above the stated policy target of three months' operating expenditure, providing a stable basis for ongoing operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operating expenditure (held: £244k)
trustees decided to set aside three months operating expenditure. For 2023-24, this equates £118,000.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Total income
£588k
Total spending
£567k
Reserves (reported)
£244k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 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: Redbridge

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£588k£567k
31/03/2024£618k£472k
31/03/2023£408k£498k
31/03/2022£603k£590k
31/03/2021£550k£464k

Common questions

Is REDBRIDGE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £20,666 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £243,994. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £243,994 are above the stated policy target of three months' operating expenditure, providing a stable basis for ongoing operations. 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 Fund11/02/2010£230kRCAB Volunteer Training & Development Project
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2007£7kInterwebs - Youth Participation Programme

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED1£135k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
MOBBS MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Community Action Redbridge.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
REDBRIDGE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU£588k0aboveno doubt
Community Action Redbridge FY2025£1.1m0aboveno doubt
Citizens Advice Braintree & South Essex Limited FY2025£1.5m0unclearno doubt
BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£1.1m0belowno doubt
VISION REDBRIDGE CULTURE AND LEISURE FY2025£26.1munclearno doubt
REDBRIDGE SPORTS CENTRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.6m£60,001 - £70,0001belowno doubt

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