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.

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

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £153,530 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £457,337, which is above the stated policy target of £325,310, and the directors maintain a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Buckinghamshire Council (40% of income)
“The principal sources of funding received in the year was £508,976 from Buckinghamshire Council” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of forecast expenditure (£325,310) (held: £457k)
“Citizens Advice Bucks 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 months of forecast expenditure. This amounts to £325,310 for the financial year 2025-26.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£457k
Employees
47

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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
31/03/2021£479k£408k

Common questions

Is CITIZENS ADVICE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £153,530 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £457,337, which is above the stated policy target of £325,310, and the directors maintain a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets.

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, 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
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

Funders of similar charities

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 CITIZENS ADVICE IN NORTH & WEST KENT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CITIZENS ADVICE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LTD£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE IN NORTH & WEST KENT FY2025£2.1m—0above—no doubt
LUTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£726k—0above—no doubt
MID SUFFOLK CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£332k—0unclear—no doubt
BARNET CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£1.5m——above—no doubt
Citizens Advice Braintree & South Essex Limited FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt

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