Suffolk West Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

Suffolk West Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St. Edmunds. It was registered in October 2011, 15 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 07645392). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Suffolk West Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £714k and spending of £677k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £618k to £714k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Suffolk West Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lifepoint Church (£714k), QVSR Seafarers Centres (£715k) and The Philadelphia Network Limited (£714k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, investments 3.1%, trading 2.5% and donations and legacies 1.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £491k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.