COMMUNITY, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION

Registered charity 1161466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C.A.S.E.

We run a social space, offer free refreshments/food, free clothes/books, free telephone for welfare issues, cheap/free Internet access. We offer free, professional and confidential welfare advice and representation. We also organise educational and recreational outings and events for children of disadvantaged families.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£40k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £9,288 for the year, causing unrestricted reserves to fall to £5,886, which is below the policy target of three months' expenditure. However, the trustees note that new grants secured shortly after the year-end are expected to stabilize the financial situation for the forthcoming two years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Our total income was £30,664.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £6k; policy: three months of total expenditure)

“lower than the amount prescribed by our reserve policy (the equivalent three months of total expenditure).”

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

ADRIAN RUMNEY
Adrianna Archer
Ernesto Granese
Felton Shortall · trustee of 2 other charities
Jessica Owen
Natalie Coomber · trustee of 1 other charity
Pip Tindall
Stella McHugh
Tracey Nye

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£31k	£40k
31/03/2024	£36k	£42k
31/03/2023	£35k	£34k
31/03/2022	£27k	£36k
31/03/2021	£36k	£33k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £9,288 for the year, causing unrestricted reserves to fall to £5,886, which is below the policy target of three months' expenditure. However, the trustees note that new grants secured shortly after the year-end are expected to stabilize the financial situation for the forthcoming two years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COMMUNITY, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COMMUNITY, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION as a grant recipient include THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	FY2024	—

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	30/06/2025	£5k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/01/2024	£5k	CASE Cost of living crisis: food support over Spring and Summer 2024
UK government	29/07/2020	£2k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund