HARTLEPOOL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Registered charity 1140773 · 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 surplus of £78,574 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £355,795. The trustees' report indicates that the organization seeks to maintain reserves equivalent to four months of operating costs, with a target of six months when feasible. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not properly prepared.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07508891

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.

• ROBERTSON, Steven — director, appointed 25/06/2026not on trustee list
• SEYMOUR, Julie — director, appointed 14/06/2024on trustee list
• HARRISON, Brenda — director, appointed 25/10/2022on trustee list
• HUMPHRIES, Lynne Patricia, Doctor — director, appointed 25/10/2022on trustee list
• RAINE, Anthony — director, appointed 04/03/2014on trustee list
• LONGMIRE, Gayle — director, appointed 04/03/2014on trustee list
• JACKSON, Anthony Nigel — director, appointed 09/07/2013on trustee list
• JEFFRIES, Edwin — director, appointed 28/01/2011on trustee list
• BROOKS, Ruairidh (Ross) — secretary, appointed 26/04/2022

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~8.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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

• Received assets from another charity (14/01/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANTHONY RAINEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ANTHONY JACKSON
• Brenda Harrison · trustee of 1 other charity
• EDWIN JEFFRIES
• Gayle Longmire
• Lynne Humphries

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

Operates in: Hartlepool

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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