BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1094620 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £442,010 for the year ended 31 March 2025, largely driven by a one-off £405,000 charge from exiting the East Sussex County Council Pension Scheme. Unrestricted reserves decreased to £658,669, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure. The charity remains in operation with no material uncertainties identified regarding its 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 independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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)

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nigel Meagerchair
• FRANCES HARRISON
• Fraser Woodward · trustee of 2 other charities
• Gavin Berman
• George Longfoot
• Karen Ann Johnston
• Kath Stipala
• MARK CLARK
• Mark Green
• Michael Wang
• Muhammod Towhid Ahmed
• Simon Blakeney

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

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