HARLOW CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED

Registered charity 1135235 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£640k

Latest spending

£603k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity posted a surplus of £36,879 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £132,198. The trustees report that the charity is operating on a going concern basis and that its finances remain healthy despite rising demand and static statutory funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £85,000 (held: £132k)

“During this financial year the board of trustees has reviewed the current policy, and the reserves have remained the same of £85,000. Dependant upon results in future years, the trustees would like to increase reserves to £156,000.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

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

Total income

£640k

Total spending

£603k

Reserves (reported)

£85k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

Claire Oldstein
Diana Murray
Dr Ernest Onyema · trustee of 1 other charity
Elaine Prewer
Graham Clark · trustee of 1 other charity
Katherine Vowles
Richard Lane
Tracy Lyn Norton

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£640k	£603k
31/03/2024	£491k	£536k
31/03/2023	£371k	£387k
31/03/2022	£418k	£383k
31/03/2021	£339k	£303k

Common questions

Is HARLOW CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity posted a surplus of £36,879 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £132,198. The trustees report that the charity is operating on a going concern basis and that its finances remain healthy despite rising demand and static statutory funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/12/2025	£227k	Tackling health inequalities in Harlow
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/09/2025	£20k	Community access to Justice in Harlow
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/07/2010	£10k	Expansion of Advice for the Community of Harlow
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/06/2006	£5k	Volunteer Support And Training