Registered charity · No. 1097252Charitable company
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Citizens Advice Colchester
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Citizens Advice Colchester is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training.
Citizens Advice Colchester (number 1097252) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Citizens Advice Colchester do?
Provision of free, confidential, impartial and independent advice and information for the benefit of the local community.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Citizens Advice Colchester
Answers Citizens Advice Colchester gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Citizens Advice Colchester's highest-paid staff paid?
Citizens Advice Colchester's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Citizens Advice Colchester as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Citizens Advice Colchester's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Citizens Advice Colchester registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Citizens Advice Colchester yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Citizens Advice Colchester.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to Citizens Advice Colchester?
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Is Citizens Advice Colchester a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Citizens Advice Colchester as a registered charity (number 1097252) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Citizens Advice Colchester's charity number?
Citizens Advice Colchester's charity number is 1097252. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1097252?
Search 1097252 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Citizens Advice Colchester do?
Provision of free, confidential, impartial and independent advice and information for the benefit of the local community.
Does Citizens Advice Colchester have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Citizens Advice Colchester. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Citizens Advice Colchester?
Citizens Advice Colchester's website listed in our register data is http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/local/colchester/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Citizens Advice Colchester's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Citizens Advice Colchester's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Citizens Advice Colchester?
The register records Citizens Advice Colchester as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Citizens Advice Colchester's trustees paid?
Citizens Advice Colchester's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Citizens Advice Colchester previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Citizens Advice Colchester: Colchester Citizens Advice Bureau.
When was Citizens Advice Colchester registered as a charity?
Citizens Advice Colchester was entered on the register on 29 April 2003. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04431673).