Cyngor ar Bopeth Conwy Gwynedd Citizens Advice

Registered charity 1092359 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAB GWYNEDD, CYNGOR AR BOPETH GWYNEDD & DE YNYS MON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, CYNGOR AR BOPETH GWYNEDD CITIZENS ADVICE, CYNOR AR BOPETH GWYNEDD & DE YNYS MON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

The Charity works for the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but without limitation, for the benefit of the community in Conwy, Gwynedd and surrounding areas.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £136,217 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £282,943. The trustees note that the charity's ability to continue services is largely dependent on funding from local authorities and government agencies, with 2025-26 funding projected at just over £1 million. Despite this dependency, the auditor concluded there were no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £190,000 (held: £283k)
“The reserves policy agreed by trustees in February 2023 is to hold unrestricted reserves of £190,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charity's ability to continue to provide current services is largely dependent on funding from local authorities and government agencies.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Membership fees and services
“The charity paid £8,512 to Citizens Advice in membership fees and to cover the cost of insurance, financial support, and information services (2024: £7,645). No amounts were outstanding at the year end.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crestmere Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£190k
Employees
31

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Conwy · Gwynedd

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.0m£922k
31/03/2023£786k£812k
31/03/2022£653k£676k
31/03/2021£529k£499k

Common questions

Is Cyngor ar Bopeth Conwy Gwynedd Citizens Advice financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £136,217 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £282,943. The trustees note that the charity's ability to continue services is largely dependent on funding from local authorities and government agencies, with 2025-26 funding projected at just over £1 million. Despite this dependency, the auditor concluded there were no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crestmere Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/12/2012£465kMeeting Advice Needs of Rural Gwynedd
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2010£49kRecession: South Gwynedd Specialist Debt and Maximisation of Income Project
The National Lottery Community Fund21/05/2009£230kBangor Advice & Telephone Call Centre

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GOFAL A THRWSIO CONWY A SIR DDINBYCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Cyngor ar Bopeth Conwy Gwynedd Citizens Advice£1.2m—0unclear—noted
GOFAL A THRWSIO CONWY A SIR DDINBYCH FY2025£1.7m——unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWY FY2025£3.0m—0above—no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE LIVERPOOL LIMITED FY2025£4.3m—0within—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE SOUTH WEST CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£1.5m—0above—no doubt
WYRE FOREST CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£410k—0unclear—no doubt

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