CITIZENS ADVICE GATESHEAD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-03 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-10.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
+13.5% vs 2024
Employees
222
+0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CITIZENS ADVICE GATESHEAD 2016-08-02 → present
- GATESHEAD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 1991-07-22 → 2016-08-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £209,668 | £167,555 | |
| Cash | £1,271,209 | £1,139,561 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,630,799 | £1,771,093 | |
| Net assets | £1,237,404 | £1,404,959 | |
| Equity | £1,237,404 | £1,404,959 | |
| Average employees | 221 | 222 | |
| Wages | £4,952,437 | £5,341,036 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 4.77x | 2.83x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Directors believe the charity can meet its debts as they fall due, justifying the going concern approach.”
Group structure
- CITIZENS ADVICE GATESHEAD · parent
- Society Matters CIC 100%
Significant events
- “This year has seen some dramatic changes in the local, regional, and national landscape faced by the residents of Gateshead, and by the services we provide through CAG. Nationally, Government decisions on public spending and taxation have increased concern and uncertainty for many residents, businesses and charities.”
- “We have also developed a pilot with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Gateshead division of Northumbria Police to become an Enhanced Crime Reporting centre.”
- “This year we carried out our first major piece of national research, commissioned by Amnesty International, to look into the lived experience of benefit recipients from a human rights perspective. Our work formed the basis for their report 'Social Insecurity'.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 90 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Ele | Director | 2019-01-31 | Aug 1979 | British |
| CARR, Susan Mary | Director | 2024-09-26 | Aug 1959 | British |
| GIBSON, Judith, Councillor | Director | 2020-01-30 | Oct 1960 | British |
| LEE, Heather | Director | 2019-03-28 | Sep 1961 | British |
| LEE, Richard | Director | 2022-09-29 | Jul 1987 | British |
| MARSH, Andrew Alexander | Director | 2022-09-29 | Jul 1973 | British |
| MCHARG, Scot Gardner | Director | 2022-09-29 | Dec 1968 | British |
| ROBERTON, Kirsty | Director | 2023-09-14 | Mar 1970 | British |
| TAYLOR, Barry | Director | 2016-01-28 | Jun 1952 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Catherine Anne | Director | 2020-05-28 | Oct 1986 | British |
Show 90 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARR, David | Secretary | 2014-07-17 | 2017-09-30 |
| COOKE, Stanley | Secretary | 1998-03-09 | 2002-09-17 |
| HEALY, Dennis | Secretary | 2003-11-21 | 2012-12-20 |
| MACMILLAN, Joan Margaret | Secretary | — | 1998-01-15 |
| NICHOL, Howard | Secretary | 2002-09-18 | 2003-11-20 |
| AITKINS, Jo | Director | — | 1995-10-10 |
| AKERMAN, Carolyn Elizabeth | Director | 2008-05-21 | 2009-07-27 |
| ANDREW, David | Director | 2003-09-08 | 2004-11-04 |
| ATKINSON, Anthony | Director | 2010-12-17 | 2011-08-17 |
| AXFORD, Richard | Director | — | 1995-07-06 |
| BATTY, William James Edward | Director | 2003-11-19 | 2004-11-04 |
| BAXTER, Jennifer | Director | 2021-02-15 | 2021-11-22 |
| BELL, Stuart Phillipson | Director | 2016-03-31 | 2026-02-26 |
| BIRD, Elizabeth | Director | 1993-12-15 | 2001-11-24 |
| BOYLE, John Francis | Director | — | 2004-10-31 |
| BRANNEN, Michelle | Director | 2016-01-28 | 2019-01-07 |
| BROWN, Fiona | Director | 2004-11-04 | 2007-11-21 |
| BUCKTON, Moira | Director | 1995-02-12 | 1997-12-22 |
| CAISLEY, Darren | Director | 2010-12-17 | 2011-11-17 |
| CLEGHORN, Susan Margaret | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2002-11-20 |
| CLICK, Julian | Director | — | 1995-11-10 |
| CONATY, Patrick Vincent | Director | — | 1995-06-01 |
| COOKE, Stanley | Director | 2005-11-16 | 2006-10-18 |
| COOKE, Stanley | Director | 1998-03-09 | 2002-09-17 |
| CORBETT, Andrew James | Director | 1999-02-24 | 2000-09-20 |
| DAVISON, Rosemary | Director | — | 1992-10-28 |
| DICK, William, Councillor | Director | 1995-05-01 | 2016-06-14 |
| DICKIE, Sonya, Councillor | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2021-11-29 |
| DOBSON, Philip Robert | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2015-07-30 |
| DODD, Meg | Director | 2010-12-17 | 2022-07-21 |
| DOUGALL, Ian | Director | 2000-10-18 | 2002-09-16 |
| DOUGLAS, Angela, Cllr | Director | 2013-04-18 | 2016-11-24 |
| FENWICK, John Dowey | Director | 2020-01-30 | 2023-06-12 |
| GALBRAITH, John Gordon | Director | — | 2000-04-12 |
| GARBUTT, Colin | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2001-11-20 |
| GILL, Atma Singh | Director | 1993-12-15 | 2012-01-19 |
| GLISTER, Janis | Director | 2007-11-21 | 2009-08-15 |
| GLISTER, Janis | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2007-11-21 |
| GREAVES, Peter | Director | — | 1992-10-28 |
| GRIFFIN, Alan Ronald Victor | Director | 1996-10-09 | 2001-09-12 |
| HARTE, Michael | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2015-11-26 |
| HAVERY, Anne | Director | 1994-03-02 | 1995-10-11 |
| HEALY, Dennis | Director | 1994-10-12 | 2002-09-16 |
| HENDERSON, Gerald | Director | 2002-11-20 | 2006-10-18 |
| HEPPLE, Barbara Anne | Director | — | 1992-10-28 |
| HESLOP, Susan Alice | Director | 1996-10-09 | 2000-10-19 |
| HINSON, Mary Elizabeth Godwin | Director | — | 2002-11-20 |
| HOLT, Wilfred | Director | 2004-11-04 | 2012-12-20 |
| HOLT, Wilfred | Director | 1998-10-21 | 2003-06-27 |
| HURLEY, Patrick, Doctor | Director | — | 1993-10-20 |
| JOHNSON, Doreen Lilian | Director | 1999-02-24 | 2004-11-04 |
| KESTEVEN, Maureen Anne | Director | 2013-04-18 | 2022-01-27 |
| KING, David Wiliam | Director | 1995-10-11 | 1998-10-21 |
| KUMAR, Ashok | Director | — | 1993-12-15 |
| LOGAN, Ian | Director | 2009-11-18 | 2021-03-25 |
| MACMILLAN, Joan Margaret | Director | — | 1998-03-09 |
| MAUGHAN, Andrew Logan | Director | 1997-10-29 | 1999-03-17 |
| MCBRIARTY, Margaret | Director | 2008-10-26 | 2013-02-21 |
| MCDONALD, Anthony Robert | Director | 2017-03-30 | 2019-04-29 |
| MCSWEENEY, Patricia Melinda | Director | 1996-10-09 | 1997-02-26 |
| MENNELL, Hargrave | Director | — | 1992-10-28 |
| MIDDLETON, Kenneth | Director | — | 2005-03-16 |
| NICHOLSON, Gloria Nora | Director | — | 1992-11-04 |
| NIXON, Rosemary Ann, Reverend | Director | — | 1992-11-04 |
| NORWOOD, Fenwick | Director | 1997-02-26 | 2001-08-01 |
| NORWOOD, Fenwick | Director | — | 1996-12-24 |
| NOTT, John Michael Hugh | Director | 2010-11-17 | 2020-01-28 |
| NUNN, Brenda Elizabeth | Director | 1992-11-04 | 1995-10-10 |
| OWENS, Robert Oliver | Director | — | 1994-11-23 |
| PINKERTON, Robert Gardner | Director | 2005-11-16 | 2012-12-20 |
| POLLINGER, Olwen Boyd | Director | 2007-11-21 | 2010-03-17 |
| RANDALL, David Graham | Director | 1992-10-28 | 2003-11-19 |
| RHIND, Alexandra Louise | Director | 1997-10-29 | 2002-09-16 |
| ROBERTS, John William | Director | 1995-10-11 | 1998-09-30 |
| ROBSON, Catherine Ann | Director | 2013-04-18 | 2022-01-27 |
| SABARRE, Jonathan Rafael | Director | 2019-01-31 | 2024-01-28 |
| SCOTT, Barry | Director | 2002-11-20 | 2004-08-18 |
| SEHGAL, Raman | Director | 2015-01-29 | 2016-11-24 |
| SHAW, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2015-01-29 | 2017-11-23 |
| SMITH, William John | Director | 2016-04-26 | 2020-11-30 |
| SMITH, William John | Director | 2011-04-20 | 2015-01-15 |
| STEEN, Colin | Director | 2004-08-18 | 2010-12-17 |
| SWINBURNE, Christian Hugh Stuart | Director | 2003-07-18 | 2009-09-02 |
| TAYLOR, Matthew Patrick | Director | 2014-11-19 | 2015-12-10 |
| THOMPSON, Keith | Director | 2002-11-20 | 2005-10-19 |
| THWAITE, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2002-11-20 |
| THWAITE, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 1992-11-04 | 1998-10-21 |
| TULIP, Maureen Patricia | Director | 1995-10-11 | 2010-01-20 |
| TUNMORE, Anthony John | Director | 2022-09-29 | 2023-11-14 |
| TWEEDIE, Sarah | Director | 2003-11-19 | 2006-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 287 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-10.4%
£1,271,209 £1,139,561
-
Net assets
+13.5%
£1,237,404 £1,404,959
-
Employees
+0.5%
221 222
-
Wages
+7.8%
£4,952,437 £5,341,036
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers