EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Epping Forest District CAB provides a free, independent and impartial advice service to all comers on their rights and responsibilities; it values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. The bureau aims to provide the advice people need for the problems they face, and also to help improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a planned deficit and used reserves to cover an income shortfall, resulting in a net decrease in total funds from £217,269 to £149,706. The trustees acknowledge the need for long-term sustainability and note that the charity is entering the next financial year with a balanced budget. Unrestricted reserves stand at £144,706, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operating capacity and cover potential liabilities.
What the accounts disclose
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Brinda Kugapala
- Charlotte Prosser
- Diana Margaret Lowry
- Dr Baljit Kumar Sarpal
- Henry McLean-Low
- Ian Allsop
- Innes Jane Bowen
- Margaret Salter
- Martin Hicks
- Victoria Manning-Monro
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £236k | £303k |
| 31/03/2024 | £305k | £336k |
| 31/03/2023 | £250k | £302k |
| 31/03/2022 | £319k | £280k |
| 31/03/2021 | £304k | £215k |
Common questions
Is EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a planned deficit and used reserves to cover an income shortfall, resulting in a net decrease in total funds from £217,269 to £149,706. The trustees acknowledge the need for long-term sustainability and note that the charity is entering the next financial year with a balanced budget. Unrestricted reserves stand at £144,706, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operating capacity and cover potential liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/09/2025 | £20k | Volunteer Recruitment and Development |
| Postcode Lottery | 28/02/2025 | £50k | Millionaire Street 2025 02w3 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/10/2018 | £10k | Accelerator Training for Advisers |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/12/2008 | £25k | Transfer of Grant from MK/1/010164741 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/09/2005 | £18k | Continuation of a generalist advice service to the isolated Limes Farm Esta |