SOUTHAMPTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1093678 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by 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 Southampton City and surrounding areas

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £51,889, while total net assets were £550,337. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified 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

Accounts audited by MC Audit Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Citizens Advice Southampton (matched by registered charity number).

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.

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

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£447k
Employees
39

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: Hampshire · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.7m£1.6m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.5m
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.1m£1.1m

Common questions

Is SOUTHAMPTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £51,889, while total net assets were £550,337. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MC Audit Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government29/09/2023£1kEU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding
UK government01/04/2020£81kEU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 21/22
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2004£76kProvision of benefits and debt advice

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 SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTHAMPTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU£1.7m——unclear—no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP FY2025£1.7m—0above17.4%no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2025£964k—0within—no doubt
TESTLANDS FY2024£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
Citizens Advice Solent East FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
SOUTHWARK CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX SERVICE FY2025£2.1m—0above—no doubt

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