North and West Gloucestershire Citizens Advice
Analysis
North and West Gloucestershire Citizens Advice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04373653). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, North and West Gloucestershire Citizens Advice reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.8m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £912k to £1.6m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, North and West Gloucestershire Citizens Advice sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Ovarian Cancer Action (£1.6m), REACT Disaster Response Ltd (£1.6m) and Wolverhampton Youth Zone (£1.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £591k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 100%
- Investments 0.1%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
To provide a generalist advice service to the population of the district of The Forest of Dean, ensuring that individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities, or of the needs of services available to them, or through an inability to express their needs effectively and to exercise a responsible influence on the development of Social Policy.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ovarian Cancer Action | London | £1.6m |
| REACT Disaster Response Ltd | Salisbury | £1.6m |
| Wolverhampton Youth Zone | Wolverhampton | £1.6m |
| 4slc for Stocksbridge Leisure Centre Trust | Sheffield | £1.6m |