THE BASINGSTOKE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED

Registered charity 900116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C A B

MEDICAL /HEALTH/SICKNESSDISABILITYRELIEF OF POVERTYACCOMMODATION/HOUSINGECONOMIC/COMMUNITY

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£488k
Latest spending
£491k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,437 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £488,476 and expenditure of £490,913. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £313,938 are maintained in line with a policy target of three to six months' unrestricted expenditure, providing sufficient funds to cover management costs and respond to emergency needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months' unrestricted expenditure (held: £314k)
It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately three to six months' unrestricted expenditure. — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Basingstoke Citizens Advice (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titlesin 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£488k£491k
31/03/2024£449k£411k
31/03/2023£357k£348k
31/03/2022£436k£388k
31/03/2021£417k£382k

Common questions

Is THE BASINGSTOKE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,437 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £488,476 and expenditure of £490,913. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £313,938 are maintained in line with a policy target of three to six months' unrestricted expenditure, providing sufficient funds to cover management costs and respond to emergency needs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2024£18kTransition to eVisa Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2010£10kAccess for All - A warm welcome

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITIZENS ADVICE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BASINGSTOKE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED£488k0withinno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LTD FY2025£1.3m0unclearno doubt
BATH AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£996k0unclearno doubt
Citizens Advice Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole FY2025£1.4munclearno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED FY2025£824kunclearno doubt
BRISTOL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£951k£40,001 - £50,0000unclearno doubt

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