Community Advice Service

Analysis

Community Advice Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Bromwich. It was registered in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Community Advice Service reported income of £53k and spending of £41k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £50k to £53k (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Community Advice Service sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rehabit (£53k), Wilberfoss Community Centre (£53k) and The Stone Church Ministries (£53k).