CAMBRIDGE & DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
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Cash
£239k
-44.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£937k
-14.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
34
-5.6% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£155k
-1.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | £1,355,541 | £1,317,104 | -2.8% | |
| Operating profit | £164,683 | -£153,091 | -£154,789 | -1.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £146,035 | -£153,091 | -£154,789 | -1.1% | |
| Net profit | £146,035 | -£88,091 | -£154,789 | -75.7% | |
| Cash | £534,175 | £430,385 | £238,741 | -44.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,805,161 | £1,626,316 | £1,451,236 | -10.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,180,071 | £1,091,980 | £937,191 | -14.2% | |
| Equity | £1,180,071 | £1,091,980 | £937,191 | -14.2% | |
| Average employees | 34 | 36 | 34 | -5.6% | |
| Wages | £886,046 | £877,698 | £947,400 | +7.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -11.3% | -11.8% | |
| Net margin | — | -6.5% | -11.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.1% | -9.4% | -10.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.2% | 38.9% | 41.2% | |
| Current ratio | 6.04x | 2.89x | 2.03x | |
| Interest cover | 6.41x | -6.95x | -3.52x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Knights Lowe Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about Cambridge and District Citizens Advice Bureau's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 94 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOK, Helen Patricia | Secretary | 2023-04-24 | — | — |
| ARAIN, Abdul Kayum | Director | 2021-07-19 | Aug 1965 | British |
| BOSTON, Carol Anne | Director | 2025-04-28 | Dec 1961 | British |
| BRIDGES, Ashleigh Howard | Director | 2018-02-12 | Nov 1982 | British |
| CANNING, Marie Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2024-05-01 | Jan 1963 | British |
| COOK, Duncan Charles | Director | 2024-05-01 | May 1989 | British |
| DU QUESNAY CBE, Heather Le Mercier | Director | 2024-05-01 | Nov 1947 | British |
| FRENCH, Richard Anthony Lister | Director | 2024-05-01 | Feb 1965 | British |
| HOYES, Corrin Frances | Director | 2025-04-28 | Aug 1969 | British |
| JACOBS, Julian | Director | 2025-04-28 | Oct 1957 | British |
| POWELL, Christopher Joseph, Dr | Director | 2022-03-14 | Apr 1955 | British |
| WHITFIELD, Debbie Eve | Director | 2024-05-01 | Dec 1959 | British |
Show 94 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRAHAM, Ann | Secretary | 2021-10-06 | 2023-04-24 |
| COLLINS, Sandra Moira | Secretary | 2011-02-16 | 2014-05-29 |
| MCWILLIAM, John Andrew Clowes | Secretary | 2002-01-14 | 2013-08-12 |
| TALBOT, Rachel Dorothy | Secretary | 2019-11-13 | 2021-12-20 |
| TALBOT, Rachel Dorothy Louise | Secretary | 2001-09-19 | 2002-01-14 |
| WALKER, Janet Ann | Secretary | 1996-04-26 | 2001-09-19 |
| WELLS, Sarah Ann | Secretary | 2013-08-12 | 2019-11-13 |
| AMRANI, Frances Aisha Roberts | Director | 2010-06-28 | 2011-05-09 |
| ASHE, Michael Stephen | Director | 1998-08-01 | 1999-07-27 |
| BAKER, Alan Reginal Harold, Dr | Director | 2010-06-28 | 2015-04-30 |
| BAKER, Alan Reginal Harold, Dr | Director | 2010-06-28 | 2019-04-15 |
| BEADSMOORE, John David | Director | 2007-12-10 | 2009-04-24 |
| BELMAN, Jane Claire | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2024-05-01 |
| BHALLA, Bachan Singh | Director | 1997-11-10 | 2006-01-23 |
| BOLITHO, Nigel Charles Francis | Director | 2009-09-28 | 2010-05-09 |
| BRADNACK, Thomas Benjamin | Director | 1996-07-15 | 1997-11-07 |
| BREWER, Andrew Paul | Director | 1996-04-26 | 1999-04-27 |
| BRIGNALL, Sheila Annabelle | Director | 1996-04-26 | 2001-01-15 |
| BROWN OBE, Nigel Wooldridge, Dr | Director | 2010-11-18 | 2021-11-01 |
| CABLE, Marion Rose | Director | 2021-07-19 | 2025-02-27 |
| CASTERTON, Dawn Suzanne | Director | 2010-06-28 | 2010-11-18 |
| CAVELL, Janice | Director | 2000-09-11 | 2001-07-24 |
| CHANDAVARKAR, Ila | Director | 2007-04-02 | 2009-09-14 |
| CHAPPLE, John Robert Peter, Major | Director | 2003-07-21 | 2012-10-29 |
| CLAXTON-SHIRLEY, Christopher Martin | Director | 2020-11-16 | 2024-05-01 |
| COCKERILL, Chloe Ann | Director | 1996-04-26 | 1999-09-07 |
| COMPTON, Justine | Director | 1996-11-11 | 1997-04-26 |
| CONNOLLY, Vanessa Susan | Director | 2003-07-21 | 2006-09-26 |
| COUSINS, John Maurice | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2003-09-24 |
| COWLEY, Peter Lawton | Director | 2005-04-25 | 2008-11-06 |
| COWPER SMITH, Harry Thomas | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2007-04-02 |
| DATSON, Geoffrey | Director | 1996-04-26 | 2000-09-11 |
| DIXON, Michael Shepherd | Director | 2002-01-07 | 2004-09-15 |
| ELWICK-POOLE, Kate | Director | 2010-06-28 | 2013-11-11 |
| EMERY, Arthur Hubert | Director | 1996-05-21 | 2004-09-15 |
| FEATHERS, Stuart Anthony | Director | 1996-11-11 | 1998-01-12 |
| FITZGERALD, Desmond | Director | 1996-04-26 | 1997-11-10 |
| FOENANDER, Isobel Hope | Director | 2018-04-16 | 2020-11-25 |
| FOX, Robin Bretten | Director | 2004-02-23 | 2008-02-29 |
| FURUSA, Gladys Goredzva | Director | 1996-11-11 | 1998-03-09 |
| GOODRUM, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 1997-05-01 | 1998-07-31 |
| GRAVATT, Christopher John | Director | 2002-05-30 | 2004-06-01 |
| GRAY, Patricia Maria, Dr | Director | 2018-02-12 | 2024-05-01 |
| GREEN, Sally | Director | 2000-02-11 | 2001-09-19 |
| GUMMER, Simon John | Director | 2015-02-02 | 2016-01-25 |
| HARPER, June Alison | Director | 1998-03-09 | 2001-09-19 |
| HAZELL, Bryn | Director | 1999-01-18 | 2005-07-18 |
| HILL, Graham | Director | 1996-05-21 | 1999-02-12 |
| HOLLAND, Linda Louise | Director | 2012-08-13 | 2018-11-12 |
| HUMPHREY, Bill | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2022-11-07 |
| HUNTING-JONES, Ryan | Director | 2021-02-15 | 2021-09-24 |
| HURLEY, Loretta Anne | Director | 1996-04-26 | 1996-09-16 |
| HYMANS, Anthony Jack | Director | 2004-09-15 | 2006-07-17 |
| IMISSON, David Victor | Director | 2008-02-07 | 2008-11-17 |
| IRISH, Mary Anne, Reverend | Director | 2000-09-11 | 2005-09-14 |
| JACKSON, Antoinette Philomena | Director | 2022-01-06 | 2024-11-04 |
| JOHNSON, Frances | Director | 1996-11-11 | 2001-07-17 |
| JOHNSON, Marisa | Director | 2001-01-15 | 2002-07-01 |
| JOHNSON, Richard Leslie | Director | 2021-08-09 | 2022-04-22 |
| JONES, Linda Joyce, Professor | Director | 2021-05-17 | 2024-11-04 |
| KNOWLES, Evelyn | Director | 1996-04-26 | 2000-09-11 |
| LEE, Catherine Anne | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2009-09-07 |
| LIVESEY, David Anthony, Dr | Director | 2004-04-19 | 2022-11-07 |
| LLOYD-EVANS, Caroline Jane Marion | Director | 2013-08-12 | 2022-11-07 |
| LOWE, Sylvia | Director | 2000-09-11 | 2006-07-17 |
| MARTLEW, Robin Barry, Cllr | Director | 2004-07-19 | 2009-09-28 |
| MORALEE, Steven John | Director | 2007-04-02 | 2007-11-16 |
| NEWCOMBE, Richard | Director | 1996-05-21 | 1997-11-07 |
| PEARSON, Geoffrey Charles | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2000-09-11 |
| POLACK, Rosemary | Director | 1996-04-26 | 2007-07-16 |
| REID, George Alan, Dr | Director | 2003-03-31 | 2022-05-16 |
| ROPER, Daphne, Coun | Director | 1996-04-26 | 1996-07-15 |
| SANDHAM, Nancy May | Director | 1996-05-21 | 1998-01-12 |
| SAUNDERS, Shirley | Director | 1996-04-26 | 1998-07-21 |
| SCOTT, Charlotte Elizabeth | Director | 1996-05-21 | 1998-01-21 |
| SEEBOHM, Patience Rechenda | Director | 1996-11-11 | 1998-06-25 |
| SHEPHERD, Caroline Langdon | Director | 2009-09-28 | 2013-07-29 |
| SKINNER, David Ian, Dr | Director | 2008-04-14 | 2016-04-25 |
| SMITH, Colin Arthur, The Revd | Director | 2016-02-08 | 2018-02-12 |
| SNEADE, Elisabeth Mary | Director | 2016-02-08 | 2018-04-16 |
| STONE, Helen | Director | 1998-11-16 | 2001-09-19 |
| STONELL, Keith | Director | 2010-06-28 | 2022-04-05 |
| TAMAKLOE, Adjoa | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2015-07-23 |
| TEAGUE, Josephine Patricia | Director | 1998-11-16 | 2000-03-29 |
| TILLETT, Jonathan Paul Kingsland | Director | 1998-01-12 | 1998-06-02 |
| WAKE, Leslie James | Director | 2002-07-15 | 2004-10-18 |
| WALKER, Brian George | Director | 1996-04-26 | 2001-09-19 |
| WALKER, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 1996-04-26 | 1999-09-13 |
| WALTERS, Bettine | Director | 1996-04-26 | 1997-02-28 |
| WELLER, Richard | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2002-10-14 |
| WELLS, Sarah Ann | Director | 2009-09-28 | 2013-02-18 |
| WILLOWS, William George | Director | 1998-11-16 | 2001-01-15 |
| WILSON, Geoffrey Edward Duncan | Director | 2004-04-19 | 2022-07-03 |
| YOUNG, Ian Gerald | Director | 1996-04-26 | 1996-07-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ashleigh Howard Bridges | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-02-12 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
| Reverend Colin Arthur Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-05-11 | Ceased 2018-02-12 |
| Mrs Elisabeth Mary Sneade | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-05-08 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
| Ms Linda Louise Holland | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
| Ms Jane Claire Belman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
| Dr Nigel Wooldridge Brown Obe | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
| Dr Alan Reginal Harold Baker | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
| Mr Keith Stonell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
| Mr Bill Humphrey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
| Dr David Anthony Livesey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
| Mr Geoffrey Edward Duncan Wilson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
| Dr George Alan Reid | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
| Mrs Caroline Jane Marion Lloyd-Evans | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 281 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-06 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-03-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.