Citizens Advice Service in Three Rivers

Analysis

Citizens Advice Service in Three Rivers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05082066). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Citizens Advice Service in Three Rivers reported income of £545k and spending of £601k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £573k to £545k (-4.7%), an average of -1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Service in Three Rivers sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Solo Charitable Settlement (£545k), Survive (Support for Survivors of Rape and Sexual Abuse) (£546k) and Health Equalities Group (£545k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Reserves of £425k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.