CLEVEDON ADULT STUDIES ASSOCIATION (CASA)

Registered charity 1181771 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

CASA promotes learning for pleasure by providing courses for adults ranging from day schools to 2 hour sessions over four to six weeks. Topics include literature, art, history, music, film, architecture, psychology and a variety of practical hand crafts. All courses take place in Clevedon, North Somerset but are open to anybody who has an interest in attending.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE LEARNING FOR PLEASURE THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAPABILITIES AND SKILLS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a current surplus of £490.25 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £38,575.01 against expenditure of £37,584.74. The balance carried forward is £12,070.02, which exceeds the stated reserve target of £8,000.00. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention regarding accounting records or compliance.

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Pauline Anne Trappchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Chris Pearce
• Isabelle Millward
• KAY BADER
• LOUISE JOHNSTON-HARRIS
• MICHAEL HALLIWELL
• PATRICIA ANN HALLIWELL
• Patricia Jane Silk · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: North Somerset

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