The RCJ and Islington Citizens Advice Bureaux

Analysis

The RCJ and Islington Citizens Advice Bureaux is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 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 03110908). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The RCJ and Islington Citizens Advice Bureaux reported income of £3.3m and spending of £3.6m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.4m to £3.3m (-2.4%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. 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, The RCJ and Islington Citizens Advice Bureaux 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catholic Blind Institute (£3.3m), Ordinary Lifestyles (£3.3m) and White Lodge Centre (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87% and donations and legacies 12%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £644k. Reserves of £647k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 people.