CITIZENS ADVICE REIGATE AND BANSTEAD LIMITED

Registered charity 1104970 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CITIZENS ADVICE REIGATE AND BANSTEAD, REIGATE AND BANSTEAD DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, REIGATE AND BANSTEAD DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX

To provide free, impartial and confidential advice and information to all members of the local community in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead and the surrounding areas. To advance knowledge and information for the protection and preservation of health, and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · 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 deficit of £20,580 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £295,923. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted reserves are above the stated policy target of three months of operating expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is prepared on a going-concern basis, citing secured core funding and commitments from other sources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Aviva Communities Fund — “Our fundraising campaign ‘Helping people to build financial resilience’ is being run with support from the Aviva Communities Fund.” (source page)
• The Netherby Trust — “Also thank you to The Netherby Trust and NHS Charities Together Workforce Wellbeing Programme.” (source page)
• NHS Charities Together Workforce Wellbeing Programme — “Also thank you to The Netherby Trust and NHS Charities Together Workforce Wellbeing Programme.” (source page)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/05/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (04/02/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Wilson
• David John Woodley
• GEOFFREY LESLIE ANDERSON
• James Watt
• Odile Hounkpatin
• STEPHEN FREDERICK JEBSON

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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