CITIZENS ADVICE SEFTON
Registered charity 1100450 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CITIZENS ADVICE CROSBY FORMBY AND DISTRICT LTD, CITIZENS ADVICE, SEFTON, CROSBY FORMBY & DISTRICT CAB
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Causes: Education/training · 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 FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £25,736 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £457,366 meet the minimum target of three months' expenditure, although the trustees are seeking to increase reserves going forward.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 3-6 months working capital requirements (held: £457k)
“The trustees continue to comply with the policy of being capable of funding 3-6 months working capital requirements. The free reserves of £457,366 meets the minimum target of 3 months expenditure” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by DSG Audit. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- GRAHAM HIGNETTchair
- ALISON MOIRA GIBBON
- Catherine Mills
- Daniel Donald Kilroy
- Dominic Timmons-Draude
- Fern Moffatt
- Linda Heap · trustee of 1 other charity
- Valerie Roberts
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Knowsley · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Sefton · Wirral
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CITIZENS ADVICE SEFTON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £25,736 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £457,366 meet the minimum target of three months' expenditure, although the trustees are seeking to increase reserves going forward. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DSG Audit.
Who funds CITIZENS ADVICE SEFTON?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CITIZENS ADVICE SEFTON as a grant recipient include SEFTON COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE.
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