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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Latest income
£967k
Latest spending
£957k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

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)

Total income
£967k
Total spending
£957k
Reserves (reported)
£729k
Employees
34

Reported reserves equal ~9.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£967k£957k
31/03/2024£878k£856k
31/03/2023£790k£687k
31/03/2022£584k£495k
31/03/2021£563k£469k

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.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Northern Rock Foundation05/10/2004£80kGrant awarded to Carlisle and District Citizens Advice Bureau (Cumbria)

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CARLISLE AND EDEN DISTRICTS CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU£967k0aboveno doubt
IPSWICH AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£952k0belowno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE ALLERDALE FY2025£661k0abovenoted
CITIZENS ADVICE GATESHEAD FY2025£7.2mbelowno doubt
Carer Support Eden FY2026£542k0unclearno doubt
Citizens Advice East Lancashire FY2025£1.7m0unclearno doubt

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