TORFAEN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Registered charity 1113724 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Provide advice and support at two Bureau offices and outreach services through face to face interviews, written correspondenc, telephone advice, email, via a video link on benefit, debt, housing, consumer, employment, education, immigration, family, legal and local issues.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £49,660 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,963,067 against total expenditure of £1,913,407. The trustees report that free reserves of £320,685 are above the stated minimum policy target of £120,000, and the independent auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £120,000 (held: £321k)
“The Board has therefore calculated and set a minimum reserves level at £120,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Biznav Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/11/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- CLLR JOHN KILLICKchair
- DENNIS HENSON
- Hannah Davies
- Philip Davy
- Ryan Dorrian
- Stephen Griffiths
- Susan Evans
- Yvonne James
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Torfaen
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TORFAEN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £49,660 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,963,067 against total expenditure of £1,913,407. The trustees report that free reserves of £320,685 are above the stated minimum policy target of £120,000, and the independent auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Biznav Limited.
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