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C.A.B. CORNWALL

Registered charity 1096193 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KERRIER DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

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Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £11,034 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,824,617 and total expenditure of £1,805,582. Free reserves stood at £517,483, which the trustees confirm is equivalent to over three months of organisational expenditure, satisfying their stated reserves policy. While the charity maintains adequate resources to continue as a going concern, the trustees note that funding from certain contracts is ending and alternative funding is being sought to maintain financial stability.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (held: £517k)
“It has established a policy whereby the free reserves (unrestricted funds less the value of fixed assets) held by the Charity should be maintained at a level equivalent to three months' expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant funding totalling £13,669 was received in the year to provide mental health first aid training and advice. At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from Cornwall Community Foundation was £Nil (2024 - £Nil).
“During the year the Charity made the following related party transactions: Cornwall Community Foundation (Trustee Frances Keene is a member of the grants committee.) Grant funding totalling £13,669 was received in the year to provide mental health first aid training and advice. At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from Cornwall Community Foundation was £Nil (2024 - £Nil). Page 50” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.8m
Reserves (reported)
£517k
Employees
55

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

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£1.8m
31/03/2024£1.7m£1.7m
31/03/2023£1.8m£1.8m
31/03/2022£1.9m£1.7m
31/03/2021£1.6m£1.4m

Common questions

Is C.A.B. CORNWALL financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £11,034 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,824,617 and total expenditure of £1,805,582. Free reserves stood at £517,483, which the trustees confirm is equivalent to over three months of organisational expenditure, satisfying their stated reserves policy. While the charity maintains adequate resources to continue as a going concern, the trustees note that funding from certain contracts is ending and alternative funding is being sought to maintain financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.