CITIZENS ADVICE SERVICES CORBY & KETTERING

Registered charity 1119081 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORBY BOROUGH WELFARE RIGHTS AND CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, Citizens Advice North Northants

Citizens Advice North Northants provide a free, confidential, impartial and independant advice service to the residents of North Northamptonshire and surrounding areas.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£579k
Latest spending
£615k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £35,725 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £491,291 to £455,566. Per the trustees' report, general unrestricted reserves stood at £28,221, which is significantly below the stated policy target of £233,000 (equivalent to six months of operating expenditure). The charity faces financial pressure due to a loss of government funding and a projected deficit for the coming year, necessitating a management restructure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six (6) months normal operating expenditure (held: £28k)
“The trustees have allocated the financial reserves set aside to allow for sufficient cash flow to maintain the core service of the Organisation at a level equivalent to at least six (6) months normal operating expenditure with a goal of increasing this to nine (9) months over the coming years. This is the equivalent of £233,000 rising to £350,000.” — page 9
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

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.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£579k
Total spending
£615k
Reserves (reported)
£388k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£579k£615k
31/03/2024£509k£473k
31/03/2023£361k£373k
31/03/2022£400k£353k
31/03/2021£421k£353k

Common questions

Is CITIZENS ADVICE SERVICES CORBY & KETTERING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £35,725 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £491,291 to £455,566. Per the trustees' report, general unrestricted reserves stood at £28,221, which is significantly below the stated policy target of £233,000 (equivalent to six months of operating expenditure). The charity faces financial pressure due to a loss of government funding and a projected deficit for the coming year, necessitating a management restructure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/01/2026£204kSTEP (Support Towards Employment Project)
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2025£20kAdvice Outreach Project
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2024£322kHELP - Help and Empower Local People
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2024£20kHelp Desk
The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2022£10kBuilding volunteer capacity
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2020£8kCovid Equipment
The National Lottery Community Fund15/06/2016£10kVolunteer PIP Advisers
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2015£10kUniversal Credit Support Volunteers
The National Lottery Community Fund17/01/2013£10kWelfare Reform Inclusion Project
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2009£10kVolunteering improvement programme