Citizens Advice North Staffordshire LTD
Analysis
Citizens Advice North Staffordshire LTD is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in December 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02402902). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Citizens Advice North Staffordshire LTD reported income of £6.4m and spending of £6.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.9m to £6.4m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Citizens Advice North Staffordshire LTD sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal School for the Blind Charity, Liverpool (£6.3m), The Lord's Taverners (£6.4m) and Fairfield Farm Trust (£6.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 200 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.1%
- Charitable activities 97%
- Trading 0.2%
- Investments 0.4%
- Other 2.2%
In the charity's own words
Provision of advice, information and support to people resident in the area of benefit on their legal rights, to help them deal with legal financial and other problems. Our main areas of work concern problems with debt, welfare benefits, housing rights, immigration and asylum issues, and employment rights. We also seek to influence the development of policies and services.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Royal School for the Blind Charity, Liverpool | Liverpool | £6.3m |
| The Lord's Taverners | London | £6.4m |
| Fairfield Farm Trust | Wiltshire | £6.2m |
| The Rossendale Trust Limited | Macclesfield | £6.4m |