Leeds Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

Leeds Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in June 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 02228358). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Leeds Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £3.1m and spending of £3.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £3.1m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Leeds Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Morthyng Limited (£3.1m), Hazrat Sultan Bahu Trust (UK) (£3.1m) and Bnois Jerusalem Schools (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £609k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 73 people.