Citizens Advice Sunderland

Analysis

Citizens Advice Sunderland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06347304). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Citizens Advice Sunderland reported income of £845k and spending of £818k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £815k to £845k (+3.6%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Citizens Advice Sunderland sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include David Yarrow Foundation (£844k), Bishop Creighton House Settlement (£845k) and C.a.b. Devon (£844k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76%, investments 4.5% and donations and legacies 3.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £760k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.