ASEL Foundation CIO

Registered charity 1200659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NBC FOUNDATION CIO, NBCS FOUNDATION CIO

The ASEL Foundation's objective is the relief and rehabilitation of those in need due to financial hardship, ill-health and alcohol and drug dependency through grant funding places at rehabilitation centres and through grant funding national initiatives which are focused on the rehabilitation of individuals who are committing crime because of their alcohol and drug dependency.

Objects

THE RELIEF AND REHABILITATION OF THOSE IN NEED DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL-HEALTH AND ALCOHOL & DRUG DEPENDENCY THROUGH GRANT FUNDING PLACES AT REHABILITATION CENTRES AND THROUGH GRANT FUNDING NATIONAL INITIATIVES WHICH ARE FOCUSED ON THE REHABILITATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE COMMITTING CRIME BECAUSE OF THEIR ALCOHOL AND DRUG DEPENDENCY.

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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Registered contact address: Chichester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £5,072 for the year ended 30 September 2025, strengthening its unrestricted reserves to £13,333. The trustees consider that these reserves are maintained at a level sufficient to meet expected future expenditure commitments and align with the charity's reserves policy. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £13k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 3 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2024 (received 05/08/2025, 6 days after the 30/07/2025 due date); year ending 30/09/2023 (received 23/02/2025, 208 days after the 30/07/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ASEL Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£55k£50k
30/09/2024£72k£97k
30/09/2023£84k£51k

Common questions

Is ASEL Foundation CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £5,072 for the year ended 30 September 2025, strengthening its unrestricted reserves to £13,333. The trustees consider that these reserves are maintained at a level sufficient to meet expected future expenditure commitments and align with the charity's reserves policy. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ESSENTIAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASEL Foundation CIO£55k—0unclear—no doubt
ESSENTIAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES FY2025£344k—0unclear—no doubt
CELLS PROJECT CIO FY2025£661k—0below—no doubt
ASB HELP FY2025£219k—0unclear—no doubt
ESSEX RECOVERY FOUNDATION FY2024£755k—1below—no doubt
AXIS FOUNDATION FY2024£490k—0unclear—no doubt

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