CITIZENS ADVICE SURREY HEATH
Registered charity 1118181 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAMBERLEY CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
The charityÔÇÖs objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in Surrey Heath, by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £63,786 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £316,535. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting 6 to 9 months of normal operating expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves significantly exceed this prudent level. The filing confirms no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity'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: 6 to 9 months normal operating expenditure (held: £317k)
“the Trustees have determined that ‘free’ reserves excluding designated and restricted reserves should be maintained which are equal to between 6 to 9 months normal operating expenditure” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Membership fees to national association
“There were transactions between Citizens Advice Surrey Heath and Citizens Advice in relation to information services. The total amount payable was £5,016 (2024: £3,039). There have been no other related party transactions identified.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Citizens Advice Surrey Heath (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- DRISCOLL, Gillian Margaret — director, appointed 24/08/2026on trustee list
- MOREY, Colin David — director, appointed 11/10/2025on trustee list
- CUTLER, James Robert Edwin — director, appointed 28/06/2025on trustee list
- BRUNEL-COHEN, Edward Stuart — director, appointed 11/11/2024on trustee list
- DABROWSKI, Lois Elizabeth — director, appointed 23/08/2021on trustee list
- SCOTT, Gregory James — director, appointed 18/05/2020not on trustee list
- PARK, Marion Ann — director, appointed 04/12/2017on trustee list
- DOWNEY, Nigel Alexander — director, appointed 13/09/2010on trustee list
- DRISCOLL, Gillian Margaret — secretary, appointed 24/08/2026
Official officers record.
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/02/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Greg Scottchair
- Colin Morey
- Edward Brunel-Cohen
- Gillian Driscoll
- James Cutler
- Lois Elizabeth Dabrowski
- Marion Park
- NIGEL ALEXANDER DOWNEY
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Surrey
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CITIZENS ADVICE SURREY HEATH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £63,786 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £316,535. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting 6 to 9 months of normal operating expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves significantly exceed this prudent level. The filing confirms no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CITIZENS ADVICE SURREY HEATH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CITIZENS ADVICE SURREY HEATH as a grant recipient include CHOBHAM POOR ALLOTMENTS, FRIMLEY FUEL ALLOTMENTS CIO.
Known funders
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