Isle of Wight Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

Isle of Wight Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Isle Of Wight. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03116361). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Isle of Wight Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £712k and spending of £709k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £792k to £712k (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Isle of Wight 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winchester Hospice Fundraising Charity (£712k), Bail for Immigration Detainees ( Bid ) (£714k) and Charitable Giving (£708k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £58k. Reserves of £145k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.