Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall Ltd

Analysis

Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldbury. It was registered in May 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02363690). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall Ltd reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.7m to £2.1m (-22%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waltham Forest Noor Ul Islam (£2.1m), Verso Vineyard Church Limited (£2.1m) and Stripey Stork (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £366k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 71 people.