01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 13 June 1996
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03191085
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,355,541
- Latest expenditure
- £1,496,632
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Cambridge Citizens Advice Bureau, 66 Devonshire Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2BL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cambridgecab.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To provide a free, confidential and impartial advice service to the public. Aim to ensure that individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or of the services available to them or through their inability to express their needs effectively. Also to be a responsible influence on the development of social policies both locally and nationally.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,355,541
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,496,632
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,643,314
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,497,279
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 February 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,362,799
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,328,737
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £940,754
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £982,657
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,015,167
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £947,180
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 22 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,355,541
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,496,632
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £617,520
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 65
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 12 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,643,314
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,497,279
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Grants
- £603,520
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 55
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,362,799
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,328,737
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 158250
- Income From Government Grants
- £445,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £940,754
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £982,657
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 49421
- Income From Government Grants
- £415,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 87
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 9 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,015,167
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £947,180
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Contracts
- 47771
- Income From Government Grants
- £431,500
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 83
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 22 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 38400
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2975
- Income Charitable Activities
- 160798
- Income Investments
- 81455
- Income Other
- 1071913
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1355541
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £28,794
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,332,325
- Expenditure Other
- 135513
- Expenditure Total
- 1496632
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 662
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 147513
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 18885
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -663
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £173,262
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1324080
- Assets Own Use
- 544080
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 780000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £462,107
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £694,207
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,091,980
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 159871
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 534336
- Assets Cash
- £430,385
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 904864
- Funds Restricted
- 187116
- Funds Total
- 1091980
- Count Employees
- 35
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 12 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 42106
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1680
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1522613
- Income Investments
- 69855
- Income Other
- 7060
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1643314
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £29,164
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,468,115
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1497279
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 25708
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 35000
- Expenditure Governance
- 38015
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 172597
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 19845
- Gain Loss Investment
- 59000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £946,452
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1277965
- Assets Own Use
- 562965
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 715000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £631,840
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £729,734
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,180,071
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 104644
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 625090
- Assets Cash
- £534,175
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1026452
- Funds Restricted
- 153619
- Funds Total
- 1180071
- Count Employees
- 34
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 February 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 44540
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1265968
- Income Investments
- 50769
- Income Other
- 1522
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1362799
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £73,647
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,255,090
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1328737
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 12805
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 29750
- Expenditure Governance
- 10666
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 340017
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 21473
- Gain Loss Investment
- 59000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £979,430
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1289437
- Assets Own Use
- 574437
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 715000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £563,632
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £818,370
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,034,699
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 818370
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £488,763
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 845972
- Funds Restricted
- 188727
- Funds Total
- 1034699
- Count Employees
- 38
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 57342
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 858947
- Income Investments
- 24171
- Income Other
- 294
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 940754
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £62,709
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £919,948
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 982657
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 11418
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 29750
- Expenditure Governance
- 7511
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 247129
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 17178
- Gain Loss Investment
- 7000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £979,430
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1352521
- Assets Own Use
- 578021
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 774500
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £454,426
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £747,310
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,059,637
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 108542
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 638768
- Assets Cash
- £418,859
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 979430
- Funds Restricted
- 80207
- Funds Total
- 1059637
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 9 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 852135
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 133772
- Income Investments
- 26413
- Income Other
- 2848
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1015168
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £45,756
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £901,424
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 947180
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 10395
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 29750
- Expenditure Governance
- 8065
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 273835
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 19814
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £130,698
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1362698
- Assets Own Use
- 595198
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 767500
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £564,257
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £832,415
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,094,540
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 165452
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 666963
- Assets Cash
- £526,566
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 997698
- Funds Restricted
- 96842
- Funds Total
- 1094540
- Count Employees
- 26
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cambridgeshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1996-06-13T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26TH APRIL 1996, AS AMENDED 18 SEPTEMBER 2002. as amended on 26 Apr 1996 as amended on 07 Nov 2016 as amended on 04 Nov 2025
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSEES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL AND ELSEWHERE BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS
- Area Of Benefit
- THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCILS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 236790
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CAMBRIDGE C A B
- Charity Name Id
- 236805
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
- Charity Name Id
- 236796
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CAMBRIDGE CAB
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling