Citizens Advice Thanet

Analysis

Citizens Advice Thanet is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Margate. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability 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 04176324). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Citizens Advice Thanet reported income of £405k and spending of £370k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £303k to £405k (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Citizens Advice Thanet sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team CIO (£405k), African Community Centre (£405k) and Sunflowers Suicide Support (£404k).