MIDDLESBROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Registered charity 1096071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
to provide advice and assistance to members of the public in Middlesbrough and surrounding areas, and to engage in other charitable activities for the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £23,824 for the year ended 31 March 2026, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £154,408, with total funds of £299,984, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Middlesbrough Council provides core funding and can nominate trustees.
“Middlesbrough Council provides the charity with some core funding and is able to nominate a maximum of two trustees.”
“Monies paid to CHAC, Middlesbrough Council and Age UK Teesside are for delivery of the Hub Advice/Benefits Take Up Campaign, for which Middlesbrough CAB is the lead partner.” — page 16
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants paid to Age UK and CHAC.
“Middlesbrough Council provides the charity with some core funding and is able to nominate a maximum of two trustees.”
“Monies paid to CHAC, Middlesbrough Council and Age UK Teesside are for delivery of the Hub Advice/Benefits Take Up Campaign, for which Middlesbrough CAB is the lead partner.” — page 16
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
- David Robert Ley
- Dr Colin Wilson
- Emma Louise Gordon
- Jordan Broadbent
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Middlesbrough
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MIDDLESBROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £23,824 for the year ended 31 March 2026, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £154,408, with total funds of £299,984, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
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