Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau Service Ltd

Analysis

Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau Service Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in December 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02202427). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau Service Ltd reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.9m to £2.4m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau Service Ltd sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Plumbing Employers Council (Training) Limited (£2.2m), Volunteer Cornwall (£2.4m) and Community Foster Care (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, investments 2.2% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £197k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 58 people.