Canolfan Cynghori Ynys Mon Citizens Advice Bureau
What it does
The principal activity of the Bureau is to provide the advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives.The Citizens Advice service provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. It promotes equality and challenges discrimination
Its charitable purposes
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF WALES AND ENGLAND.
Causes
- What it works on
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Isle of Anglesey
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £1,391,035 and spent £1,344,921.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,391,035 | £1,344,921 | 40 | 8 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,552,175 | £1,514,125 | 28 | 6 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,484,404 | £1,358,452 | 28 | 10 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,088,519 | £894,127 | 23 | 14 |
| 31 March 2021 | £674,557 | £607,775 | 19 | 27 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 106%, from £674,557 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £1,391,035 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 97% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 66% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£913,383).
- Largest funder
- Citizens Advice gave £978,884 in the year to 31 March 2025, 70% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £832,086 from 11 grants. Government contracts: £81,297 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £832,086 from 11 grants | £81,297 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2024 | £163,508 from 5 grants | £1,388,667 from 16 contracts |
| 31 March 2023 | £351,414 from 5 grants | £1,122,495 from 11 contracts |
| 31 March 2022 | £121,047 from 1 grant | £73,020 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2021 | £104,148 from 7 grants | £506,806 from 10 contracts |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£1,016
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£1,374,469
- Trading and fundraising
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 8 funders who gave £1,374,469 between them. £286,992 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Advice | Trust, company or other | £978,884 | £1,107,615 | £1,108,228 |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | Council | £168,975 | £130,000 | £168,750 |
| Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board | NHS | £81,297 | £129,962 | £128,780 |
| Mon CF | Trust, company or other | £70,853 | £53,159 | |
| Digartref Cyf | Trust, company or other |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 10 grants to this charity since 2005, worth at least £847,970.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£441,926, 5 grants
- Access to Justice Foundation£339,544, 3 grants
- The Tudor Trust£46,500, 1 grant
- Postcode Community Trust£20,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £20,000 |
| 20 Jan 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £72,720 |
| 22 Nov 2022 | Access to Justice Foundation | £14,672 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Hefin Michael Gwilym
- Hugh Devenport Evans
- John Alwyn Rowlands
- Sara Closs-Davies
- Thelma Arianwen Parry
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 22 January 2026, 9 days early | Received 22 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 27 January 2025, 4 days early | Received 27 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 16 November 2023, 76 days early | Received 16 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 18 October 2022, 105 days early | Received 18 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 11 November 2021, 81 days early | Received 11 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1074170
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 22 February 1999
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 DECEMBER 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 2 SEPTEMBER 1999 AND AGAIN ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2008.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 OCT 2016AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 NOV 2016 as amended on 08 Feb 2023
- Company number
- 03688949This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.ynysmoncab.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Isle of Anglesey
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.