STAFFORDSHIRE SOUTH WEST CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Registered charity 1150796 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To provide advice, assistance and support to individuals and social policy comment in the county of Staffordshire and wider area
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £150,559 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £842,201. The trustees consider the reserves position strong, noting that the available free monies provide a sufficient safety net to ensure the continuation of the organisation into the future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months' operating expenditure (held: £842k)
“The trustees consider that it would be prudent to set aside an amount equivalent to three months’ operating expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Citizens Advice Staffordshire South West (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 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 ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (26/04/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (05/08/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (17/06/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Wayne Curriechair
- DAVID JOHN MEE
- John Clifford Preston
- Judith Mary Doran
- MRS E ROBINSON
- Martin Cumberlidge
- Richard Stuart Halsall
- Steven Henry Bebbington
- Susan Ann Nicholls
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Staffordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is STAFFORDSHIRE SOUTH WEST CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £150,559 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £842,201. The trustees consider the reserves position strong, noting that the available free monies provide a sufficient safety net to ensure the continuation of the organisation into the future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.
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