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Citizens Advice East Hampshire Limited

Registered charity 1129850 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST HAMPSHIRE CAB TRUST LIMITED, EAST HAMPSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED

We provide free independent,confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. The service aims:1. to provide the advice people need for the problems they face, and2. to improve the policies and paractices that affect people's lives.

Objects

4. The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically: 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 East Hampshire and surrounding areas.

Area of benefit: EAST HAMPSHIRE

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

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

Latest income
£779k
Latest spending
£632k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £146,858 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £436,024. The trustees confirmed that these reserves exceed their stated policy target of six months' operating expenses (£245,000), indicating a strong financial position despite uncertainties in the funding environment.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: East Hampshire District Council (64% of income)
“East Hampshire District Council was our major funder during the year, providing 64 % of our core income and a total of 27% of our total income” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months of operating expense (held: £436k)
“During the year the Board determined to retain a service reserve to the equivalent of 6 months of operating expense given uncertainties in the funding environment. This reserve totals £245,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or 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.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Total income
£779k
Total spending
£632k
Reserves (reported)
£420k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£779k£632k
31/03/2024£706k£600k
31/03/2023£607k£499k
31/03/2022£828k£734k
31/03/2021£548k£395k

Common questions

Is Citizens Advice East Hampshire Limited financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £146,858 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £436,024. The trustees confirmed that these reserves exceed their stated policy target of six months' operating expenses (£245,000), indicating a strong financial position despite uncertainties in the funding environment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY1£174k
GODMANCHESTER BAPTIST CHURCH1£116k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION1£35k
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k
SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE1£5k
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 19761£5k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITIZENS ADVICE IN WEST SUSSEX (NORTH, SOUTH, EAST).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Citizens Advice East Hampshire Limited£779k—0unclear—no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE IN WEST SUSSEX (NORTH, SOUTH, EAST) FY2025£2.7m—0below—no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE IN EAST DORSET AND PURBECK LTD FY2025£1.3m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
WYRE FOREST CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£410k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTHWARK CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX SERVICE FY2025£2.1m—0above—no doubt
Citizens Advice Mid Mercia FY2025£5.1m——unclear—no doubt

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