South Worcestershire Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

South Worcestershire Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Malvern. It was registered in April 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07881905). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, South Worcestershire Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £861k and spending of £839k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £578k to £861k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, South Worcestershire Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Life Global Welfare (£861k), Adfam National (£861k) and NWG Network (£860k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £466k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.