CASBA

Charity Number: 701365
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

CASBA is a small voluntary organisation, which specialises in the provision of independent advocacy support to adults with learning disabilities/difficulties. CASBA is based in Selly Oak and covers the South Birmingham Area. An Independent Advocate is someone who can help identify an individual's wishes and needs; support them to express their wishes and act for what that person wants.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £467,015
Total expenditure: £291,279

Total income includes £20,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

18 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 March 1989: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CITIZEN ADVOCACY SCHEME SOUTH BIRMINGHAM AREA (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jackie Pountney Chair 29 October 2020
None on record
Janet Ann Kane Trustee 14 November 2023
None on record
Martyn Spooner Trustee 22 November 2022
None on record
Melina Aphrodite Tsui Trustee 21 November 2022
None on record
Andy Hopkins Trustee 30 September 2019
None on record
Stella Plisner Trustee 19 July 2018
None on record
Rev SIOR COLEMAN Trustee
THE IFAKARA BAKERY PROJECT
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £261.78k £243.92k £176.72k £321.60k £467.02k
Total expenditure £271.61k £230.12k £201.47k £267.38k £291.28k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £9.13k N/A £20.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 11 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 11 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 16 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 16 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 21/09/1988 AS AMENDED ON 21/11/1998 AS AMENDED ON 08/10/2008 as amended on 21 Nov 2022

Charitable objects

1. TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITY/DIFFICULTY, HEREAFTER KNOWN AS PARTNERS, LIVING IN THE BIRMINGHAM AREA AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF. 2. TO ENABLE PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITY/DIFFICULTY TO: - EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS, MAKE THEIR CHOICES, SECURE THEIR RIGHTS AND BE VALUED AS CITIZENS. 3. THESE OBJECTIVES CAN RELATE TO ANY SERVICE, ISSUE, CONCERN, RIGHTS OR SITUATION AND CAN TAKE ANY FORM ENCOMPASSING DIFFERENT MODELS OF ADVOCACY. THIS MAY INVOLVE EMPLOYED ADVOCATES, PEER AND SELF ADVOCATES AND VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES. 4. ALL ADVOCATES INDEPENDENTLY SUPPORT AND ACT WITH OR ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON(S) TO SEEK TO SECURE ASPECTS OF CITIZENSHIP TO WHICH HE, SHE OR THEY ARE ENTITLED

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE BIRMINGHAM AREA AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF

Contact information

Address:
CASBA
Touchbase Pears
750 Bristol Road
Selly Oak
BIRMINGHAM
B29 6NA
Phone:
01214750777
Email:
admin@casba.org.uk
Website:

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