Hounslow Citizens Advice Bureaux Service
Analysis
Hounslow Citizens Advice Bureaux Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Feltham. It was registered in April 1999, 27 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 03727129). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Hounslow Citizens Advice Bureaux Service reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £975k to £1.7m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hounslow Citizens Advice Bureaux 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 Coventry Church (Municipal) Charities (£1.7m), Secular Clergy Common Fund (£1.7m) and Age UK Staffordshire (£1.7m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £250k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.2%
- Charitable activities 100%
In the charity's own words
The main activity of the charity is to provide free, to all individuals, an impartial and confidential service of information, guidance and support so that individuals do not suffer through ignorance of their rights and responsibilities or through an inability to express themselves.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Coventry Church (Municipal) Charities | Coventry | £1.7m |
| Secular Clergy Common Fund | London | £1.7m |
| Age UK Staffordshire | Manchester | £1.7m |
| The Benevolent Fund of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers | London | £1.7m |