Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau

Analysis

Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in September 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02265182). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £844k to £1.2m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Providing Opportunities and Support (£1.2m), Age UK South Kent Coast (£1.2m) and The Teamwork Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 2.9%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £93k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.