Wrexham and District Citizens Advice Bureau
What it does
To ensure individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or of the services available to them, or through an inability to express their needs effectively.And equallyTo exercise a responsible influence on the development of social policies and services locally and nationally.
Its charitable purposes
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 IN WREXHAM COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Wrexham
Area of benefit in its governing document: The County Borough of Wrexham and Reasonable Proximity Thereto
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £713,776 and spent £679,791.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £713,776 | £679,791 | 23 | 8 |
| 31 March 2024 | £692,000 | £668,514 | 22 | 10 |
| 31 March 2023 | £582,173 | £580,278 | 19 | 10 |
| 31 March 2022 | £814,558 | £483,870 | 15 | 7 |
| 31 March 2021 | £462,425 | £416,942 | Not reported | 5 |
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 54%, from £462,425 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £713,776 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 95% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Single advice fund gave £309,744 in the year to 31 March 2025, 43% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £477,544 from 4 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £477,544 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £513,063 from 10 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £339,298 from 8 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £80,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £80,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£3,526
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£710,245
- Investments£5
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 19 funders who gave £593,245 between them. £63,703 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single advice fund | Trust, company or other | £309,744 | £335,004 | £302,072 |
| Moondance | Trust, company or other | £41,479 | £34,900 | |
| Tudor Trust | Trust, company or other | £39,577 | £42,000 | £42,000 |
| Advice link | Trust, company or other | £37,800 | ||
| NCA Energy | Trust, company or other | £30,362 | £20,948 | |
| Wales council for voluntary action | Council | £21,484 | ||
| Vetrans foundation | Trust, company or other | £20,003 | £11,429 | |
| WCBC | Trust, company or other | £20,000 | £20,000 | |
| Guardian | Trust, company or other | £14,090 | £28,181 | |
| Trussel | Trust, company or other | £12,987 | ||
| Gwersyllt community council | Council | £9,570 | £9,121 | £8,108 |
| Broughton community council | Council | £9,000 | £9,000 | £9,000 |
| Rhosllanerchrugog community council | Council | £7,726 | £6,296 | £6,221 |
| Acton community council | Council | £6,985 | £6,652 | £6,522 |
| Penycae community council | Council | £5,186 | £6,296 | £6,221 |
| EOP Energy | Trust, company or other | £3,500 | ||
| Glyn Ceriog community council | Council | £2,156 | ||
| Cefn Mawr community council | Council | £840 | ||
| Rhosddu community council | Council | £756 | ||
| Wrexham County Borough Council | Council | £115,000 | ||
| Warmer Wales | Trust, company or other | £41,479 | ||
| Citizens Advice | Trust, company or other | £36,054 | ||
| Forces | Trust, company or other | £30,936 | ||
| Forces 4 energy | Trust, company or other | £21,903 | ||
| CAB | Trust, company or other | £13,846 | £1,154 | |
| Splash community trust | Trust, company or other | £1,740 | £2,755 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2011, worth at least £115,725.
By funder
- The Clothworkers' Foundation£50,000, 1 grant
- Veterans Foundation£45,725, 1 grant
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£20,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2024 | Veterans Foundation | £45,725 |
| 25 May 2021 | The Clothworkers' Foundation | £50,000 |
| 28 Apr 2011 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £20,000 |
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Jeremy KentChair
- Alison Shields
- Anthony Lewis
- Christopher MacKenzie-Grieve
- Klara Atere-Bound
- Martin Goldstein
- Michael John Hollowood
- Rev David Thomas Morris
- Robert Williams
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 23 January 2026, 8 days early | Received 23 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 6 January 2025, 25 days early | Received 6 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 25 January 2024, 6 days early | Received 25 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 9 January 2023, 22 days early | Received 9 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 24 January 2022, 7 days early | Received 24 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1080737
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 16 May 2000
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 MAR 2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 NOV 2023AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 SEP 2024
- Company number
- 03950747This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_account&nav=0
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
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.