North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Morecambe. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 07298912). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £679k to £1.3m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City Church Newcastle (£1.3m), City Life Church Southampton (£1.3m) and Redeemed Christian Church of God ('RCCG') Royal Connections (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £492k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.