Westminster Citizens Advice Bureau Service
Analysis
Westminster Citizens Advice Bureau Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03039752). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Westminster Citizens Advice Bureau Service reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.7m (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Westminster Citizens Advice Bureau Service sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Asylum Aid (£1.7m), Trust Property Held in Connection with the English Province of the Congregation of Christian Brothers (£1.7m) and Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.7m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £321k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.1%
- Charitable activities 99%
- Investments 0.7%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The Charity's objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but without limitation, for the benefit of the community in Westminster and surrounding areas.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Asylum Aid | London | £1.7m |
| Trust Property Held in Connection with the English Province of the Congregation of Christian Brothers | Liverpool | £1.7m |
| Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau | Southampton | £1.7m |
| The Trust of St Benedict's Abbey Ealing | London | £1.7m |