Citizens Advice Kensington and Chelsea

Analysis

Citizens Advice Kensington and Chelsea is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03174842). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Citizens Advice Kensington and Chelsea reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £1.2m (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Citizens Advice Kensington and Chelsea sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Knowsley District Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.2m), Life Church (Europe) (£1.2m) and Gateway Ministries (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £727k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.