Telford and the Wrekin Citizens Advice Bureaux

Analysis

Telford and the Wrekin Citizens Advice Bureaux is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Telford. It was registered in September 1999, 27 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 03844929). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Telford and the Wrekin Citizens Advice Bureaux reported income of £983k and spending of £984k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £779k to £983k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 43%. 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, Telford and the Wrekin Citizens Advice Bureaux sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ascension Trust (£983k), PPC Trust (£983k) and Dedza Welfare Trust (DWT) (£982k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 3.8%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £947k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.