CARLISLE AND EDEN DISTRICTS CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Registered charity 1111024 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARLISLE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
The charity provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone within the districts of Carlisle and Eden and the surrounding areas on their rights and responsibilities.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £733,995 exceed the trustees' stated prudent target of eight months' operational expenditure (£637,835). The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, although trustees note ongoing financial uncertainty due to funding short-termism and inflation.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: CACE is a member of Citizens Advice, the operating name of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, which provides a framework for standards of advice and casework management as well as monitoring performance against these standards.
“CACE is a member of Citizens Advice, the operating name of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, which provides a framework for standards of advice and casework management as well as monitoring performance against these standards. Operating policies are independently determined by the Trustee Board of CACE in order to fulfil its charitable objects and comply with the national membership requirements.” — page 10
“The only exception being that Cumberland Council had nominated one member to serve on the Trustee Board. No other persons or bodies external to the charity were entitled to appoint persons to the Trustee Board.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Cumberland Council nominated one member to serve on the Trustee Board.
“CACE is a member of Citizens Advice, the operating name of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, which provides a framework for standards of advice and casework management as well as monitoring performance against these standards. Operating policies are independently determined by the Trustee Board of CACE in order to fulfil its charitable objects and comply with the national membership requirements.” — page 10
“The only exception being that Cumberland Council had nominated one member to serve on the Trustee Board. No other persons or bodies external to the charity were entitled to appoint persons to the Trustee Board.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Carlisle & Eden Districts Citizens Advice Bureau (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered titlein 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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~9.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/07/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cumbria
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CARLISLE AND EDEN DISTRICTS CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £733,995 exceed the trustees' stated prudent target of eight months' operational expenditure (£637,835). The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, although trustees note ongoing financial uncertainty due to funding short-termism and inflation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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