Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03485336). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £521k and spending of £472k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £376k to £521k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Big Yellow Foundation (£521k), Christ Central (£521k) and Restore Community Church (£520k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62%, charitable activities 36% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £160k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.