Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton Limited
Registered charity 1102536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOLTON AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton aims to provide free, confidential, impartial and independent adviceand information for the benefit of the local community, to exercise a responsible influence on the development of social policies and services and to ensure individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge or aninability to express their needs effectively
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £360,642 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the prior year. Free reserves increased to £1,151,276, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet their stated policy target. The trustees are confident the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to meet debts as they fall due.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: the higher of 3 to 6 months operating costs and £500,000 (held: £1.2m)
“Trustees consider that it is prudent to set aside unrestricted reserves at an amount that is the higher of 3 to 6 months operating costs and £500,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Ainsworths Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
What the charity says about itself (2024 – 2025)
From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.
The report provides a specific economic value metric for every pound spent.
“For every £1 spent on our service, we delivered: £22.06 in wider economic and social benefits”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Gary Malcomson — CEO (source)
- Catrin Aherne — Head of People & Operations (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- RUANE, Danielle Michela — director, appointed 12/11/2025on trustee list
- CAIRNS, James Alexander — director, appointed 12/11/2025on trustee list
- LEDWITH, Naomi Kathy — director, appointed 12/11/2025on trustee list
- GORTON, David John — director, appointed 14/05/2024on trustee list
- O'BRIEN, Daniel — director, appointed 14/05/2024on trustee list
- ASCROFT, Mark John — director, appointed 14/05/2024on trustee list
- TYZZER, Robert Michael — director, appointed 12/09/2023on trustee list
- PIRBHAI, Arif — director, appointed 18/12/2015on trustee list
- VALLANCE, Leigh, Dr — director, appointed 03/09/2014on trustee list
- MALCOMSON, Gary — secretary, appointed 28/03/2023
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~7.9 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (30/03/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Mark Ascroftchair
- Arif Pirbhai
- Daniel O'Brien
- Danielle Ruane · trustee of 2 other charities
- David Gorton · trustee of 1 other charity
- James Cairns
- Leigh Vallance
- Naomi Ledwith
- Robert Tyzzer
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bolton · Bury
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton Limited financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £360,642 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the prior year. Free reserves increased to £1,151,276, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet their stated policy target. The trustees are confident the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to meet debts as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ainsworths Limited.
Who funds Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton Limited?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton Limited as a grant recipient include BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES.
Known funders
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