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

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Latest income
£753k
Latest spending
£729k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2026

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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£753k
Total spending
£729k
Reserves (reported)
£66k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Middlesbrough

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£753k£729k
31/03/2025£675k£802k
31/03/2024£847k£881k
31/03/2023£781k£872k
31/03/2022£1.0m£998k

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.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery02/07/2025£50kMillionaire Street 2025 07w1
The National Lottery Community Fund04/09/2008£451kMiddlesborough Access To Advice Project
Northern Rock Foundation10/05/2005£88kGrant awarded to Middlesbrough Citizens Advice Bureau (Tees Valley)

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTHUMBRIAN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MIDDLESBROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU£753k0unclearno doubt
NORTHUMBRIAN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£5.0m0belowno doubt
MID SUFFOLK CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£332k0unclearno doubt
BATH AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£996k0unclearno doubt
LEEDS CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£3.1m0unclearno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE LIVERPOOL LIMITED FY2025£4.3m0withinno doubt

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