Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South

Analysis

Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in October 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03618859). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.6m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £584k to £1.5m (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK West Cumbria (£1.5m), The Albert Hunt Trust (£1.5m) and The 64 Trust (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.