Harrow Citizens Advice Bureaux Service Ltd

Analysis

Harrow Citizens Advice Bureaux Service Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrow. It was registered in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03090292). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Harrow Citizens Advice Bureaux Service Ltd reported income of £764k and spending of £757k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £551k to £764k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Harrow Citizens Advice Bureaux Service Ltd sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% 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 Shine Cancer Support (£763k), The Lancashire Foundation (£764k) and The Chapter of the Order of the Holy Paraclete Limited (£763k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86% and investments 14%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £579k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.