Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

The principle activities are:Counselling young people using volunteer counsellors working in schools and youth centres.Training volunteer counsellors in-house and using external trainers.Training school staff in relevant issues.Training young people in schools.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Established: 22 years

www.casy.org.uk

office@casy.org.uk

01636704620

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£532	£503	£30	£0	£242	£241	5.7	7	65
31/03/22		£480	£442	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	68
31/03/21		£396	£362	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
31/03/20		£396	£362	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/19		£377	£355	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
31/03/18		£351	£341	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£311	£341	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£297	£297	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£265	£264	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£209	£214	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£222	£218	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£229	£167	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£138	£132	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£115	£114	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£97	£78	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£57	£62	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£52	£45	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£53	£47	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£53	£47	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£43	£46	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 5.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: INF

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

7 employees
65 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Counselling for suicidal ideation and self harm
£45,940	26/01/2023	Funding will be used to provide counselling to children and young people and their families across Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. The project aims to improve mental health by addressing issues ....more Funding will be used to provide counselling to children and young people and their families across Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. The project aims to improve mental health by addressing issues such as self-harm and suicidal ideation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Advance Integrative Therapy Skills
£9,000	14/04/2022	This funding will be used to provide continuing professional development (CPD) to this organisation's counsellors for young people. This is needed to cope with the rise in demand for these services ....more This funding will be used to provide continuing professional development (CPD) to this organisation's counsellors for young people. This is needed to cope with the rise in demand for these services and the more complex and multiple issues being presented with rises in self harm and suicidal ideation. The project will mean counsellors are able to support young people aged between 6 and 25 with high level mental health issues helping them cope survive and recover.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Online Counselling
£10,000	22/05/2020 4	The funding will be used to provide online and telephone counselling for children and young people. The project aims to enhance the participants mental and emotional health during the COVID-19 ....more The funding will be used to provide online and telephone counselling for children and young people. The project aims to enhance the participants mental and emotional health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Your Space in the Community
£10,000	27/03/2019 12	The funding will be used to provide emotional support to young people living with the effects of poor mental health. The project aims to increase the capacity of the service and reduce feelings of ....more The funding will be used to provide emotional support to young people living with the effects of poor mental health. The project aims to increase the capacity of the service and reduce feelings of depression and anxiety.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000	08/03/2019	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to CASY
£10,000	26/09/2018	purchase of furniture for a charity which works with disadvanatged young people in Nottinghamshire
Co-Operative Group - Grant to CASY
£5,725	29/11/2017	We want to recruit and develop more volunteer counsellors to meet the rising demand for our counselling.
National Lottery Community Fund - Counsellor Up-Skilling Project 6-11 year olds
£8,895	13/09/2017 12	Counsellors will be up skilled so they can specifically help young people between the ages of 6-11. This will increase their skills and knowledge which in turn will help the organisation meet the ....more Counsellors will be up skilled so they can specifically help young people between the ages of 6-11. This will increase their skills and knowledge which in turn will help the organisation meet the increasing need for this service.
Comic Relief - CASY Self Harm Young People and Family Project
£87,924	27/01/2016 36	At least 50,000 young people in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire are thought to be affected by mental health issues, and in Lincolnshire the number of young people known to have attempted self-harm ....more At least 50,000 young people in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire are thought to be affected by mental health issues, and in Lincolnshire the number of young people known to have attempted self-harm or suicide has risen by 385% in the last 4 years. CASY offers free counselling to young people and training to professionals around mental health. With Comic Relief funds they will employ a Lead Counsellor who will provide specialised self-harm counselling to 11-25 year olds, plus workshops for care professionals and teachers, and awareness talks for parents. Parents and professionals will be better able to identify and support young people who self-harm, and counselling will help these young people to cope, recover and thrive.
National Lottery Community Fund - CASY - Your Space
£10,000	10/02/2011 12	This is a project by a charity in Newark, Nottinghamshire. The group will use funding to deliver one-to-one, after school counselling sessions to children and young people. Building on a pilot ....more This is a project by a charity in Newark, Nottinghamshire. The group will use funding to deliver one-to-one, after school counselling sessions to children and young people. Building on a pilot project, this award will increase the group's capacity to deliver counselling sessions to young people with behavioural and emotional disturbances.
National Lottery Community Fund - CASY - Lincs with Rural Youth
£150,000	09/02/2011 60	C.A.S.Y. (Counselling and Support for Young People) will extend its counselling and support services for children and young people into rural Lincolnshire. Currently offered in schools and community ....more C.A.S.Y. (Counselling and Support for Young People) will extend its counselling and support services for children and young people into rural Lincolnshire. Currently offered in schools and community venues in North Nottinghamshire, the service provides a dispersed, confidential one-to-one counselling and support provision for children and young people from disadvantaged and dysfunctional backgrounds.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-73

IAN LUND Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

JILLIAN OAKHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Justice Of The Peace

REBECCA JOHNSON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Counsellor

TIM PARKER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Legal Director & Company Secretary

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/07/2002, number: 1092938
Registered at Companies House on 25/10/2001, number: 04310724

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR05: 33 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

CASY
23 Mill Gate
NEWARK
Nottinghamshire
NG24 4TR

Objectives

(1) THE PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR SEX, RACE, POLITICAL OR RELIGIONS BELIEFS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELLING SERVICE PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE AREA COVERED BY THE EAST MIDLAND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE AREA OF BENEFIT).(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY THE PREVISION AND PROMOTION OF TRAINING FACILITIES AND COURSES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

AREA COVERED BY THE EAST MIDLAND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

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