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Diss, Thetford and District Citizens Advice Bureau

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1089052NorfolkHealth and saving lives
Income£733k2025-03-31
Spending£736ksame year
Spent / received85%5-year average
Size in its cause87th pctHealth and saving lives
Registered2001Charitable company
Employees25latest return

Analysis

Diss, Thetford and District Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in October 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 04212031). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Diss, Thetford and District Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £733k and spending of £736k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £493k to £733k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Diss, Thetford and District Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Derbyshire Association of the Blind Ltd (£732k), Bosnia and Herzegovina U.k. Network (£733k) and Belle Vue Community, Sports & Youth Centre Limited (£730k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £239k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.

Income and spending

£0£310k£619k£929k£1.2m2021 Income: £493,4652021 Spending: £493,52020212022 Income: £634,4292022 Spending: £642,33520222023 Income: £695,3472023 Spending: £696,19920232024 Income: £1,238,0942024 Spending: £650,38720242025 Income: £732,5052025 Spending: £736,3752025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 0.9%
  • Charitable activities 95%
  • Investments 1.7%
  • Other 2.0%

In the charity's own words

To ensure individuals do not lack knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or of the service available to them or through an inability to express their needs effectively, and equally to exercise a responsible influence on the development of social policies and services, both locally and nationally.

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Derbyshire Association of the Blind LtdDerby£732k
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Belle Vue Community, Sports & Youth Centre LimitedHartlepool£730k
Sutton Carers Centre Charity CompanySurrey£733k