MID SUFFOLK CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1107152 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activities of the Charity are to provide a free, confidential and impartial advice service and information to the public.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN MID SUFFOLK AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Area of benefit: MID SUFFOLK AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £9,021 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £345,552, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of nine to twelve months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees note the financial outlook for the coming year is also a deficit position, though they intend to continue key initiatives using reserves.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• The Veterans’ Foundation — “We are delighted to share with you that The Veterans’ Foundation has awarded a further three years of funding to Citizens Advice Mid Suffolk…” (source page)
• Mid Suffolk District Council — “The Trustees of Citizens Advice Mid Suffolk would like to express their thanks and appreciation to everyone who supports the charity’s vital…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rosemary Masonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• DAVID JOHN MULLER
• David Hyett
• Gary Nunn
• Jem William Cranfield
• John Ramsay
• Michael Wangermann
• Nicholas Gowrley
• RACHEL DOROTHY LOUISE TALBOT

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU.

• CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU income £1.4m
• Citizens Advice Mid Mercia income £5.1m
• SCUNTHORPE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU income £1.8m
• Citizens Advice Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole income £1.4m
• NORFOLK CITIZENS ADVICE income £1.9m
• SOUTHWARK CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX SERVICE income £2.1m

Side by side with its peers

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