CITIZENS ADVICE CHESHIRE WEST
Registered charity 1128367 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHESHIRE WEST CAB, CHESHIRE WEST CAB LTD
The Charity has two aims:To offer free advice to the general publicand to develop social policies, both locally and nationally.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased to £1,849,349 and unrestricted reserves rose to £443,168, exceeding the charity's stated policy target of £200,000–£350,000. The charity reports a positive cash flow, is debt-free, and the trustees have a reasonable expectation of adequate resources to continue in operational existence.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between £200,000 and £350,000 (held: £443k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds that have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level between £200,000 and £350,000” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Citizens Advice Cheshire West (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Andrea Jaeger Doddschair
- Beverly Ernestine Spicer
- Boyd Bryan Hope
- Debra Jayne Hough
- Dr Nancy Claire Evans
- Elisabeth Chloe Whittall
- Gillian Linda Conway
- Margaret Sian Alice Allan
- Thomas Briggs CVOMBEKStJ · trustee of 4 other charities
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CITIZENS ADVICE CHESHIRE WEST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £1,849,349 and unrestricted reserves rose to £443,168, exceeding the charity's stated policy target of £200,000–£350,000. The charity reports a positive cash flow, is debt-free, and the trustees have a reasonable expectation of adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.
Government & lottery funding
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Side by side with its peers
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