CITIZENS ADVICE BRADFORD & AIREDALE AND BRADFORD LAW CENTRE
Registered charity 1096130 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRADFORD AND AIREDALE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, BRADFORD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, Bradford and Airedale Citizens Advice & Law Centre
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net expenditure of £33,338 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £1,382,467. Free reserves stood at £1,139,158, which the trustees state is within their stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure (£632,458 - £1,264,916). The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, supported by confirmed funding contracts until March 2027.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: A sibling of a trustee was employed by the charity in the year as a Debt Advisor. The employment is on the charity’s normal terms and conditions, and the trustee concerned takes no part in appointment or remuneration decisions.
“A sibling of a trustee was employed by the charity in the year as a Debt Advisor. The employment is on the charity’s normal terms and conditions, and the trustee concerned takes no part in appointment or remuneration decisions.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £10k
“The pension liability at the year end stands at £10,164 which is the present value of the deficit reduction contributions payable under the agreement.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "within" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
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 ~5.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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).
- Simon Robinsonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Colin Coghill
- Howard Kew
- Inderjit Kaur
- Robin Walker Lister
- SHAKIL AZAM
- Sarah Possingham
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bradford City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CITIZENS ADVICE BRADFORD & AIREDALE AND BRADFORD LAW CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £33,338 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £1,382,467. Free reserves stood at £1,139,158, which the trustees state is within their stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure (£632,458 - £1,264,916). The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, supported by confirmed funding contracts until March 2027. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services Limited.
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