South Hams Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

South Hams Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04349641). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, South Hams Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £571k and spending of £584k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £430k to £571k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, South Hams Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Rights and Accountability in Development Limited (£570k), The King's Church Durham (£571k) and Lewisham Donation Hub (£570k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £130k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.