Luton Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

Luton Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in March 1998, 28 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 03466059). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Luton Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £726k and spending of £771k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £726k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Luton Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Nova New Opportunities (£725k), Kickstart Norfolk Ltd (£726k) and North Hertfordshire and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£725k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and investments 2.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £616k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.