Citizens Advice Allerdale

Analysis

Citizens Advice Allerdale is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Workington. It was registered in April 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04646727). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Citizens Advice Allerdale reported income of £661k and spending of £656k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £548k to £661k (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Citizens Advice Allerdale sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 E M Shasha Foundation Limited (£660k), Breadline Africa (£661k) and The River Church Chelmsford CIO (£660k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and charitable activities 4.9%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £244k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.