Hertsmere Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

Hertsmere Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts.. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03438303). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hertsmere Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £755k and spending of £664k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £533k to £755k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Hertsmere Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Caritas Diocese of Shrewsbury (£755k), South Leeds Alternative Trading Enterprise Limited (£756k) and Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust (£755k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, investments 4.0% and donations and legacies 3.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £683k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.