CITIZENS ADVICE SUNDERLAND

Registered charity 1121988 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WASHINGTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Provision of free and impartial advice to the community of Washington, Sunderland and the surrounding areas

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a small surplus of £26,737 and unrestricted reserves of £760,152. Per the trustees' report, this position is considered more than sufficient against a policy target of nine months' running costs, despite challenges including staff vacancies and property damage from a fire.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~11.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr David William Reedchair
• CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM
• Jane Bell
• Kevin Anthony Shaw
• Peter Wallace
• Rajinder Singh JP · trustee of 2 other charities
• Thomas Patrick Johnston

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

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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