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Wandsworth Citizens Advice Bureaux Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1040303LondonGrant-making and general purposes
Income£2.2m2025-03-31
Spending£2.2msame year
Spent / received98%5-year average
Size in its cause97th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered1994Charitable company
Employees48latest return

Analysis

Wandsworth Citizens Advice Bureaux Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1994, 32 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 02947554). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wandsworth Citizens Advice Bureaux Limited reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.2m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Wandsworth Citizens Advice Bureaux Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age Concern Liverpool & Sefton (£2.2m), The Talent Fund (£2.2m) and Newvol (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £627k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 48 people.

Income and spending

£0£546k£1.1m£1.6m£2.2m2021 Income: £1,537,3082021 Spending: £1,471,63020212022 Income: £1,717,7082022 Spending: £1,672,39220222023 Income: £1,674,9202023 Spending: £1,604,92020232024 Income: £2,132,1602024 Spending: £2,082,05620242025 Income: £2,179,6342025 Spending: £2,182,8832025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 0.5%
  • Charitable activities 98%
  • Trading 0.7%
  • Investments 0.7%

In the charity's own words

The provision of advice services to Wandsworth residents

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CharityLocationIncome
Age Concern Liverpool & SeftonLiverpool£2.2m
The Talent FundBristol£2.2m
NewvolRuthin£2.1m
Community Action SuttonSutton£2.2m