Brent Citizens Advice Bureaux

Analysis

Brent Citizens Advice Bureaux is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03091835). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Brent Citizens Advice Bureaux reported income of £875k and spending of £761k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £875k (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Brent Citizens Advice Bureaux sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 The Matt Gallagher Foundation Limited (£875k), Gateway (Education & Childcare) Trust Limited (£875k) and Autism Ventures (£871k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £614k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.