Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice

Registered charity 1123466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUDBURY AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, SUDBURY AND SOUTH SUFFOLK CITIZENS ADVICE LIMITED

Our service helps people resolve their money, legal and other problems by providing information and advice and by influencing policy makers. This service is independent and provides free, confidential and impartial advice to everyone regardless of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, age or nationality.

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Latest income
£249k
Latest spending
£266k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £224,941 to £207,473, resulting in a net expenditure for the year. The trustees confirm that sufficient cash reserves are held to settle any contingent pension liabilities and continue the charity as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £188,023 (held: £207k)
“Under the agreed Reserves Policy £188,023 are set aside within unrestricted reserves.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £31.6m
“This valuation showed assets of £800.3m, liabilities of £831.9m and a deficit of £31.6m.”
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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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£249k£266k
31/03/2024£214k£266k
31/03/2023£251k£275k
31/03/2022£285k£277k
31/03/2021£353k£264k

Common questions

Is Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £224,941 to £207,473, resulting in a net expenditure for the year. The trustees confirm that sufficient cash reserves are held to settle any contingent pension liabilities and continue the charity as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Sudbury & South Suffolk Citizens Advice as a grant recipient include THE MRS L D ROPE THIRD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MRS L D ROPE THIRD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£14kTowards enabling the continuation of the part time Benefits Specialist (15 hours per week).

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/04/2023£10kImproved IT Support for Volunteers