CASE COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1166966 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE OF THE CHARITABLE COMPANY AS SET OUT IN THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT IS THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR THE PARISHES OF SLIP END AND CADDINGTON).

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Latest income

£581k

Latest spending

£656k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves stood at £772,116, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of up to one year of relevant costs (£70,000). The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £329,325, primarily driven by a £255,000 revaluation loss on investment properties, while total net assets remained substantial at £19.1 million.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: up to one year of relevant costs (held: £772k)

“The appropriate level of reserves is considered to be up to one year of relevant costs which has been assessed at £70,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee D. James paid £12,180 in rent to the charity for a property held within investment properties.

“During the year, one of the Trustees, D James, was invoiced by the charity for rent of £12,180, this was in relation to one of the properties held within Investement Properties on the Balance Sheet.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

General Motors — “Caddington & Slip End Community Trust (CaSE) was formed in December 2014 by General Motors and Redrow Homes, as a lasting legacy from the de…” (source page)
Redrow Homes — “Caddington & Slip End Community Trust (CaSE) was formed in December 2014 by General Motors and Redrow Homes, as a lasting legacy from the de…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

15 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (15 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Total income

£581k

Total spending

£656k

Cost of raising funds

£188k

Reserves (reported)

£772k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~14.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Jackson
Debbie James
John Nigel Young
Mark Daniel Peters
Mark Peter Russell
Philip Frederick Crawley
Robert Corken Gray
Simon Matthew Patterson
Yasmin Dominique Alexandra St-John

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£581k	£656k
31/03/2024	£577k	£591k
31/03/2023	£551k	£496k
31/03/2022	£4.8m	£375k
31/03/2021	£430k	£287k

Common questions

Is CASE COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves stood at £772,116, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of up to one year of relevant costs (£70,000). The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £329,325, primarily driven by a £255,000 revaluation loss on investment properties, while total net assets remained substantial at £19.1 million. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Streets Audit LLP.