BROMSGROVE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Registered charity 1117552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small surplus of £8,275, bringing total funds to £593,349. The trustees report that the financial position is sound with adequate unrestricted funds to cushion against the loss of funding, although they note a significant and growing discrepancy between the cost of main services and available funding. The charity maintains a designated safety net reserve of £110,000, which is below its stated policy target of £150,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £276k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“We will aim to have at least three months running costs, as a safety net, which would be £150,000 and the present safety net is £130.000.” — page 4
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 ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
- Brandon Clayton Cllr
- Dr Brian Thomas Cooper
- Esther Gray · trustee of 1 other charity
- GORDON COOPER · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jo- Anne Till
- Maria Fox
- Maria Furness
- Mark Cawston
- SUZANNE GREEN · trustee of 1 other charity
- Shirley Webb · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BROMSGROVE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small surplus of £8,275, bringing total funds to £593,349. The trustees report that the financial position is sound with adequate unrestricted funds to cushion against the loss of funding, although they note a significant and growing discrepancy between the cost of main services and available funding. The charity maintains a designated safety net reserve of £110,000, which is below its stated policy target of £150,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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