BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Registered charity 1139926 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £17,358 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £585,865. The trustees confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing substantial liquid reserves and a firm funding programme for the coming year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income)
“Charitable projects 200,630 834,875 1,035,505 1,036,068” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £549k; policy: three months' expenditure)
“At the balance sheet date, free reserves for cash-flow purposes [i.e. unrestricted net current assets less designated reserves] had increased to £442,095 (2024 £423,817).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Ashmole & Co. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (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: 37.2% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/02/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr Owen Weeks
- Nicola Callow
- PETER ROY CROCOMBE
- Robert John Hicks
- Sarah Hearne
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bridgend
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £17,358 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £585,865. The trustees confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing substantial liquid reserves and a firm funding programme for the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ashmole & Co.
Government & lottery funding
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Side by side with its peers
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