Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02684649). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £951k and spending of £862k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £863k to £951k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Somerset (£948k), Saint Martin's Trust (£954k) and The Mahoro Charitable Trust (£947k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and donations and legacies 7.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4,000. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £323k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.