CITIZENS ADVICE MID LINCOLNSHIRE
Registered charity 1111681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOSTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £55,757 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £401,721 to £345,964. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £322,785, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £127,000 to £128,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: the greater of 3 months of normal running costs (around £127,000) or funds covering immediate closure costs (around £128,000) (held: £323k)
“The established policy is to aim to maintain the greater of: ● 3 months of normal running costs (around £127,000) Or in the case of immediate closure, ● funds that will cover redundancy and holiday pay costs ● funds to pay our existing other liabilities such as building rent and service charge (12-month notice period), suppliers and equipment leases. This second figure was totalled around £128,000 as at 31 March 2025.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/04/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Simon Bradfordchair
- Anna Pugh · trustee of 1 other charity
- Christabel Jane Fellowes Edwards
- Danielle Amanda Hardy
- Dr Stuart McDonald Clegg
- Elizabeth Sims
- JENNIFER MARGARET PATERSON · trustee of 1 other charity
- John Francis Kilcoyne
- Kevin Will
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lincolnshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CITIZENS ADVICE MID LINCOLNSHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £55,757 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £401,721 to £345,964. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £322,785, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £127,000 to £128,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CITIZENS ADVICE MID LINCOLNSHIRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CITIZENS ADVICE MID LINCOLNSHIRE as a grant recipient include THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION.
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