Rural Cambs Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd

Analysis

Rural Cambs Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07931354). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rural Cambs Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £620k to £1.1m (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 34%. 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, Rural Cambs Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rees Foundation (£1.1m), Notzar Chesed (£1.1m) and Jewish Training Academy for Girls (Jtag) Ltd (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £276k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.