York and District Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

York and District Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07004444). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, York and District Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £586k and spending of £573k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £445k to £586k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, York and District 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 Guru Hargobind Sahib Trust (£586k), Redeemed Christian Church of God RCCG Kings Court Chapel (£587k) and Crystal Palace Community Trust Limited (£585k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 6.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £104k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.