Cumbria Addictions Advice and Solutions

Registered charity 1002201 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C A D A S, CADAS, CUMBRIA ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADVISORY SERVICE

One to one therapeutic support for adults and young people, family support, education and information.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a strong financial position with good liquidity, although unrestricted reserves fell by £14,000 to £226,484. Total funds increased significantly to £562,709, driven by a rise in restricted funds to £336,225, while total income grew by 19% to £843,957. The trustees report confidence in future funding availability despite the charity being almost entirely grant-funded.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cumbria Addictions Advice & Solutions (CADAS) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales — “Our Funders Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales” (source page)
• Beacon Counselling Trust — “Beacon Counselling Trust” (source page)
• Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership — “Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership” (source page)
• Cumbria Community Foundation — “Cumbria Community Foundation” (source page)
• Lancaster & South Cumbria Independent Board — “Lancaster & South Cumbria Independent Board” (source page)
• Charles Hayward Foundation — “Charles Hayward Foundation” (source page)
• Cumbria County Council — “Cumbria County Council” (source page)
• Westmorland & Furness Council — “Westmorland & Furness Council” (source page)
• Cumbria Youth Alliance — “Cumbria Youth Alliance” (source page)
• The Stephenson Trust — “The Stephenson Trust” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Colin Edward Robershaw
• Colin Leo McGuinness
• Ian Burns · trustee of 1 other charity
• Phillippa Williamson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rick Kershaw
• Susan Berriman

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).