COMMUNITY ACTION SUFFOLK

Registered charity 1150501 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAS

We aim to improve the economic viability & the health & well being of communities across Suffolk by delivering high quality infrastructure services to strengthen & champion the voluntary & community sector (VCS) in Suffolk.Our work supports rural communities, volunteering & children, young people & families through partnership working within the VCS & working with public & private sectors.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £305,045 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income decreasing to £2,021,662. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm that cash balances remain positive at £1,335,275 and resources are adequate to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Ensors. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% 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: 23.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (23/10/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (17/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (17/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (17/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (17/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (17/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kevin James Wardchair
• Andrew Michael Wright
• Ashley Smith
• Charlotte Bate
• IAIN DUNNETT
• Matthew Clemence
• Michael Locke
• Norman Gould
• Simon Lubbock

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

Operates in: Essex · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AWEN CULTURAL TRUST.

• AWEN CULTURAL TRUST income £7.1m
• START IN SALFORD income £1.6m
• GOOD THINGS FOUNDATION income £8.1m
• HALTON AND ST HELENS VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ACTION income £1.3m
• Prout Bridge Project income £180k
• MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.