CRAWLEY CAP CENTRE

Registered charity 1197933 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Crawley CAP Centre works in partnership with local churches and with the national charity, Christians Against Poverty (CAP). The Centre provides a high quality debt counselling service in association with the national CAP charity, helping clients to become debt free. We offer a CAP Money Course to develop budgeting skills, and we may develop further CAP services over time.

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Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £12,098 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decline in unrestricted reserves from £61,619 to £49,595. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a solid financial position with free reserves of £52,620, which are well above the stated policy target of two months' typical expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: individual donors (34% of income)
“This year, around 34% of our income over the accounting period came from individual donors (including Gift Aid claims), 38% from churches, and 24% from grant-making bodies.” — page 15
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two months of typical expenditure (held: £50k)
“our policy for the 2025/26 financial year was to hold at least two months of typical expenditure as free reserves.” — page 20
Per its FY2026 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: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£42k£54k
31/03/2025£72k£54k
31/03/2024£73k£51k
31/03/2023£83k£58k

Common questions

Is CRAWLEY CAP CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £12,098 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decline in unrestricted reserves from £61,619 to £49,595. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a solid financial position with free reserves of £52,620, which are well above the stated policy target of two months' typical expenditure. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CRAWLEY CAP CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CRAWLEY CAP CENTRE as a grant recipient include YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CRAWLEY.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CRAWLEYFY2024£2kMission giving
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CRAWLEYFY2023£780Mission giving
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CRAWLEYFY2022£360Note: Listed separately in table but likely part of the 7,000 or distinct small grant. The table lists 'Kintsugi Hope' and 'Crawley CAP Centre' on separate line
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CRAWLEYFY2022£360