Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastbourne. It was registered in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04171801). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £616k and spending of £575k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £397k to £616k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Frances and Augustus Newman Foundation (£616k), Time and Talents Association (£616k) and Props North East (£616k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 49%, donations and legacies 47% and investments 3.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £30k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £172k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.