Watford Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

Watford Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05453262). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Watford Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £615k and spending of £592k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £560k to £615k (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Watford Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Aid Network UK (£615k), Producers Direct (£615k) and The 5% Club Limited (£614k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 53%, donations and legacies 44% and investments 3.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £446k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.