APPLECAST LIMITED
Registered charity 1123401 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAST NW LIMITED
CAST NW provides educational opportunities, training, entry to employment courses and constructive leisure opportunities to clients as a means of increasing social inclusion, promoting employment and reducing offensive and anti-social behaviour. CAST provides individual learning plans leading to nationally accredited educational programmes through OCN course including information technology.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £1,507,004. The trustees confirm that the charity is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention regarding the financial statements.
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 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- BUCK, Michael Norman — director, appointed 17/06/2025on trustee list
- HENNESSY, Nicola Jayne, Cllr — director, appointed 05/06/2018on trustee list
- WOOD, Lisa Jayne — director, appointed 05/06/2018on trustee list
- HARRISON, William — director, appointed 30/06/2017on trustee list
- BOND, Geoffrey — director, appointed 30/06/2017not on trustee list
- SAGE, Robert Keith — director, appointed 30/06/2017on trustee list
- DOUBLEDAY, Graham — director, appointed 31/05/2016on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~18.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/01/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- lisa Jayne Woodchair
- GRAHAM DOUBLEDAY
- Geoffrey Bond FCII FCILA
- MR KEVIN HODGES
- Michael Norman Buck
- Nicola Hennessy
- ROBERT SAGE
- WILLIAM HARRISON
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is APPLECAST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £1,507,004. The trustees confirm that the charity is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention regarding the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds APPLECAST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name APPLECAST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, LANCASHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND LIMITED, GRANTSCAPE.
Known funders
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