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BARNSLEY AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1097422 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARNSLEY CAB

i) To provide the advice people need for the problems they faceii) To improve the policies and practices that affect peoples lives

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The provided document is a metadata log for the electronic signing of the 'Barnsley CAB Accounts y.e. 31.03.2025 Final Audit Report' and does not contain financial data. Consequently, no information regarding reserves, income, expenditure, or financial health is available in the text.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Bohoruns. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

What the charity says about itself (2024/25)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The charity states it helped 6,155 people with 20,532 issues between April 2024 and March 2025.
“Between April 2024 and March 2025, we helped 6,155 people with 20,532 different issues.”
The charity reports helping clients claim over £1.1 million in benefits.
“We helped people claim over £1.1 million in Universal Credit and other benefits!”
The charity delivered 12 digital skills courses to 59 learners.
“We delivered 12 digital skills courses to a total of 59 learners.”

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

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£478k
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.0m£1.1m
31/03/2024£994k£965k
31/03/2023£892k£932k
31/03/2022£903k£866k
31/03/2021£926k£762k

Common questions

Is BARNSLEY AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The provided document is a metadata log for the electronic signing of the 'Barnsley CAB Accounts y.e. 31.03.2025 Final Audit Report' and does not contain financial data. Consequently, no information regarding reserves, income, expenditure, or financial health is available in the text. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bohoruns.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/07/2025£20kCommunity Engagement and Support Officer
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2024£20kCommunity Engagement and Support Officer
The National Lottery Community Fund30/08/2022£10kTelephone Advice Service: Extra Capacity
UK government03/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund14/03/2007£460kImproving Community Access to Independent Advice in Barnsley
Northern Rock Foundation12/09/2000£18kGrant awarded to Barnsley and District Citizens Advice Bureau (Yorkshire)

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BARNSLEY AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU£1.0m——unclear—no doubt
HARINGEY CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX FY2026£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
CONWY DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
CHELMSFORD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
CHAPELTOWN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£672k—0unclear—no doubt
HULL AND EAST RIDING CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LTD FY2025£3.7m£60,001 - £70,0001within—no doubt

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