TAMESIDE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LTD

Registered charity 701113 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TAMESIDE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX LTD

Provision of advice and information, and specialist referrals

Objects

The Charity’s objects are 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 the area Tameside Greater Manchester and surrounding areas.

Area of benefit: TAMESIDE IN THE COUNTY OF GREATER MANCHESTER

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

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tameside, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£467k
Latest spending
£492k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £24,842 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves decreasing to £225,907. The trustees confirm that these reserves are sufficient to meet their stated policy target of three months' running costs. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, supported by provisionally agreed funding for the next financial year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs (reserves figure: £226k)
“In accordance with Charity Commission recommendations the company tries to maintain reserves sufficient to meet at least three months running costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The company relies for most of its funding on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Their contributions are analysed in note 2 to the accounts.
“The company relies for most of its funding on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Their contributions are analysed in note 2 to the accounts.” — page 13
“Expenses of £110 in respect of charity related activities were paid to trustees during year ended 31st March 2025.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Expenses of £110 in respect of charity related activities were paid to trustees during year ended 31st March 2025.
“The company relies for most of its funding on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Their contributions are analysed in note 2 to the accounts.” — page 13
“Expenses of £110 in respect of charity related activities were paid to trustees during year ended 31st March 2025.” — page 13
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 27
  • Government income: £120,203 — contracts £115,985 (1), grants £4,218 (1); 26% of the £466,672 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 26
  • Government income: £125,423 — contracts £115,985 (1), grants £9,438 (1); 28% of the £448,962 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 21
  • Government income: £123,271 — contracts £7,505 (1), grants £115,766 (1); 27% of the £456,805 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Tameside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£467k£492k
31/03/2024£449k£487k
31/03/2023£457k£432k
31/03/2022£479k£444k
31/03/2021£453k£444k

Common questions

Is TAMESIDE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £24,842 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves decreasing to £225,907. The trustees confirm that these reserves are sufficient to meet their stated policy target of three months' running costs. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, supported by provisionally agreed funding for the next financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery19/03/2025£50kMillionaire Street 2024 11w4
The National Lottery Community Fund03/10/2024£20kDisability Benefit project
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2022£10kSaving on domestic energy through advice
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2020£8kCovid 19 Community Advice Response
The National Lottery Community Fund02/08/2012£786kMiNTed 16-24 Financial Capability Project (MiNT education)

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
THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£14k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£5k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BASINGSTOKE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TAMESIDE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LTD£467k—0above—no doubt
THE BASINGSTOKE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED FY2025£488k—0within—no doubt
THE NORTH TYNESIDE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£2.9m——unclear—no doubt
CARMARTHENSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£719k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARNWOOD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£251k—0unclear—no doubt
TADLEY AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£270k—0unclear9.8%noted

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