Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04787378). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £6.1m and spending of £5.8m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £6.1m (+476%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross International (£5.7m), Internet Watch Foundation (£7.0m) and Involve Kent (£5.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and trading 4.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 107 people.