Middlesbrough Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

Middlesbrough Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 04573848). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Middlesbrough Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £753k and spending of £729k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £1.0m to £753k (-26%), an average of -7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Middlesbrough 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 West Cheshire Foodbank (£753k), Essex Recovery Foundation (£755k) and Brian Mercer Trust (£753k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 6.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £83k. Reserves of £66k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.