Citizens Advice Leicestershire
Analysis
Citizens Advice Leicestershire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottinghamshire. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07186736). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Citizens Advice Leicestershire reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.9m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £1.7m (+4.7%), an average of +1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Citizens Advice Leicestershire sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Together Charitable Foundation (£1.7m), Camden Giving (£1.7m) and Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial (£1.7m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £439k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 61 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.3%
- Charitable activities 99%
- Investments 0.3%
- Other 0.2%
In the charity's own words
The Charity's objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but without limitation, for the benefit of the community in Leicestershire and surrounding areas.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Together Charitable Foundation | London | £1.7m |
| Camden Giving | London | £1.7m |
| Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial | Lincoln | £1.7m |
| Chapel & York UK Foundation Limited | Surrey | £1.7m |