Citizens Advice West Northamptonshire and Cherwell

Analysis

Citizens Advice West Northamptonshire and Cherwell is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03842133). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Citizens Advice West Northamptonshire and Cherwell reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.5m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.1m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Citizens Advice West Northamptonshire and Cherwell 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 The Joseph Cox Charity (£2.1m), Little Gate Farm (£2.1m) and Darlington Association on Disability (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £249k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.