Staffordshire South West Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

Staffordshire South West Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 08261002). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Staffordshire South West Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.5m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Staffordshire South West Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.5m), The Kingsborough Centre (£1.5m) and Pen Green Centre (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £513k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.