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CORNWALL COMMUNITY ACCOUNTANCY SERVICE

Registered charity 1147929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCAS

An affordable community accountancy service for charities and community groups in Cornwall.We offer Independent Examinations, Payroll services, account management and training on all financial mattersBursaries are available. Please visit our website at www.Cornwallcas.org.uk for more information.

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Latest income
£61k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £180 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £9,599. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is below their stated policy target of three months' running costs (£15,322), indicating a need for further recovery work to increase financial buffers.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £10k; policy: three months running costs)
“The actual reserves of £9,599 (2024 £9,779) show that further recovery work to increase reserves is required.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The trustees feel that a reserve of 3 months running costs is appropriate to cover the needs of the organisation in the event of emergencies. Looking at the costs for 2024/5 this would be £15,322. The actual reserves of £9,599 (2024 £9,779) show that further recovery work to increase reserves is required.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£61k£61k
31/01/2024£52k£53k
31/01/2023£55k£54k
31/01/2022£48k£53k
31/01/2021£58k£51k

Common questions

Is CORNWALL COMMUNITY ACCOUNTANCY SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £180 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £9,599. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is below their stated policy target of three months' running costs (£15,322), indicating a need for further recovery work to increase financial buffers. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery31/03/2025£5kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2020£13kCornwall Community Accountancy Service -Response to Coronavirus