CITIZENS ADVICE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LTD

Registered charity 1126825 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AYLESBURY AND DISTRICT CAB, AYLESBURY AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, CITIZENS ADVICE AYLESBURY VALE

To establish and provide and assist in the provision of Citizens Advice bureau services and outlets a free independent confidential and impartial service of advice information and counsel for the public in the fields of benefits debt employment housing relationships consumer immigration health education legal problemsTo influence policies where possible and lawfully seek to amend these.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Area of benefit: AYLESBURY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a modest surplus of £43,863 against total income of £1,403,702. Unrestricted reserves stood at £501,200, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months of forecast expenditure. The directors and auditors confirm that the organisation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee was paid in excess of £60,000 during the year (2025 none).”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee was paid in excess of £60,000 during the year (2025 none).”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Buckinghamshire Council (34% of income)
“The principal sources of funding received in the year was £482,959 from Buckinghamshire Council” — page 7
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of forecast expenditure (reserves figure: £501k)
“Citizens Advice Buckinghamshire reserves policy aims to maintain unrestricted reserves which reflect the cash needs of the 3-year business plan and are likely to be for 3 - 6 months of forecast expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“During the year the charity received no donations without conditions from other related parties (2025:£nil) and £8,500 from Trustees (2025: £8,300).” — page 21
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 102
  • Government income: £536,825 — grants £536,825 (3); 38% of the £1,403,702 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 104
  • Government income: £567,074 — grants £567,074 (4); 45% of the £1,271,422 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 55
  • Government income: £639,750 — grants £639,750 (3); 39% of the £1,646,251 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Citizens Advice Bucks (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTSafe Haven Plus worker——

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£68k
Reserves (reported)
£501k
Employees
38

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 4.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.4m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.7m
31/03/2023£1.5m£1.6m
31/03/2022£1.9m£1.5m

Common questions

Is CITIZENS ADVICE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a modest surplus of £43,863 against total income of £1,403,702. Unrestricted reserves stood at £501,200, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months of forecast expenditure. The directors and auditors confirm that the organisation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Azets.

What does the highest-paid employee of CITIZENS ADVICE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LTD earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds CITIZENS ADVICE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CITIZENS ADVICE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LTD as a grant recipient include SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, MOBBS MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£85kDigital & Financial Empowerment Fund
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£50kDigital & Financial Empowerment Fund
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£50kDigital & Financial Empowerment Fund
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2021£11ksupport the recruitment of a new welfare benefits caseworker
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£7k
MOBBS MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITEDFY2021£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2024£356kClosing the Gap.
UK government01/04/2024£19kTransition to eVisa Fund
Crowdfunder18/04/2022£4kLocal Action Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2022£284kThe Future of Advice Project
The National Lottery Community Fund13/08/2021£10kAdvice Goes Digital
The National Lottery Community Fund02/05/2019£500kMoney Matters

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Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PEMBROKESHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CITIZENS ADVICE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LTD£1.4mmore than £60,0001within—no doubt
PEMBROKESHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2026£819k—0above—no doubt
BIRMINGHAM CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU SERVICE LTD FY2026£2.4mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
Citizens Advice East Hampshire Limited FY2025£779k—0unclear—no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE DONCASTER BOROUGH FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt
BARROW CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2026£453k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.