Citizens Advice Bureau in Swale

Analysis

Citizens Advice Bureau in Swale is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives 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 05052691). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Citizens Advice Bureau in Swale reported income of £662k and spending of £507k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £404k to £662k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 25%. 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, Citizens Advice Bureau in Swale sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Age UK Rotherham Limited (£661k), Bexley Crossroads Care Limited (£662k) and The Bellasis Trust (£661k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £411k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.