Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

COMMUNITY, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION

We run a social space, offer free refreshments/food, free clothes/books, free telephone for welfare issues, cheap/free Internet access. We offer free, professional and confidential welfare advice and representation. We also organise educational and recreational outings and events for children of disadvantaged families.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 9 years

www.case-central.co.uk

case_enquiries@yahoo.co.uk

01273540717

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

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	£35	£34	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/22	£27	£36	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21	£36	£33	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20	£43	£36	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19	£41	£39	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18	£36	£35	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£34	£34	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£48	£45	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Advice, Support, Education CASE
£2,800	14/07/2023	Funding was provided for three summer outings.
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) - Open Philanthropy Fund A
£4,320	14/02/2023	Unrestricted funding to tackle financial hardship
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Advice, Support, Education (CASE)
£2,750	21/07/2022	Funding was provided towards the cost of summer events for low income families.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Advice, Support, Education (CASE)
£2,025	06/04/2020	CASE seek to prevent and alleviate poverty in the City of Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas through the provision of: Welfare Rights Advice, a social space offering free food, clothes toys and ....more CASE seek to prevent and alleviate poverty in the City of Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas through the provision of: Welfare Rights Advice, a social space offering free food, clothes toys and books, and free educational, cultural and recreational events and outings. Funding will allow them to adapt services to support remote working, pay for volunteer expenses (phone, internet) and for cost of food provisions and delivery and printing information relating to new services.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Advice, Support, Education (CASE)
£4,800	18/11/2019 1	Funding was provided towards Christmas events for children form low income families.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Advice, Support, Education (CASE)
£4,800	16/11/2018 0	Funding was provided for Christmas events for children from low income families.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Advice, Support, Education (CASE)
£4,500	20/11/2017 1	CASE is a community based charity that seeks to prevent and alleviate poverty in the City of Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas through the provision of: 1. Welfare rights advice, advocacy and ....more CASE is a community based charity that seeks to prevent and alleviate poverty in the City of Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas through the provision of: 1. Welfare rights advice, advocacy and support. 2. A social space offering free food, clothes and books. 3. Organising free educational and recreational events and outings. Funding was provided towards their Children's Christmas Party and pantomime trips.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Community Advice, Support and Education (CASE)
£5,000	09/03/2017 12	towards one year's running costs of a project providing a welfare rights advice and advocacy service to disadvantaged people in Brighton
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Brighton & Hove Unwaged Advice & Rights Centre
£1,500	14/05/2014	towards a weekend trip to rural Sussex for disadvantaged children from Brighton

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

ADRIAN RUMNEY Appointed: 2015

ADRIANNA ARCHER Appointed: 2019

DR SANJ CHOUDHURY Appointed: 2019

ERNESTO GRANESE Appointed: 2016

FELTON SHORTALL Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeships: BRIGHTON & HOVE UNWAGED, ADVICE AND RIGHTS CENTRE, BRIGHTON & HOVE PARENTS AND CHILDREN GROUP,

JESSICA OWEN Appointed: 2022

NATALIE COOMBER Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: BRIGHTON & HOVE PARENTS AND CHILDREN GROUP,

PIP TINDALL Appointed: 2015

STELLA MCHUGH Appointed: 2018

TRACEY NYE Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/04/2015, number: 1161466

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

CASE
4 Crestway Parade
Brighton
BN1 7BL

Objectives

THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONGST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ON LOW INCOMES (WHETHER DUE TO LOW WAGES, IRREGULAR EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, SICKNESS ORDISABILITIES) IN THE CITY OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND SURROUNDING AREAS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, GENDER, AGE, NATIONALITY OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH:- THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, REPRESENTATION AND SUPPORT TO THOSE ON LOW INCOMES CONCERNING WELFARE AND EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS AND ENTITLEMENTS.- THE PROVISION OF SMALL EMERGENCY GRANTS, FOOD, CLOTHES AND OTHER EVERYDAY NECESSITIES.- THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS TO OTHER SERVICES WHICH MAY COMPLEMENTOUR ADVICE AND SUPPORT.- THE ORGANISATION OF EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS FOR THOSE IN NEED IN ORDERTO BUILD CAPACITY TO OVERCOME THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL BARRIERS THAT CAUSE OR EXACERBATEPOVERTY THROUGH:I)THE FACILITATION OF MUTUAL SKILLS SHARING.II) THE ORGANISATION OF FREE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL OR RECREATIONAL OUTINGS, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ON LOW INCOME.III) THE ADMINISTRATION OF BOTH VOCATIONAL AND NON-VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, INCLUDING COURSES OF ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES FOR INDIVIDUALS ON LOW INCOME.IV) THE PROMOTION OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF EUROPEAN MATTERS AND CULTURE AMONGST EUROPEAN MIGRANT WORKERS, AND POTENTIAL MIGRANTS WORKERS, WHO ARE ON LOW INCOMES; BY PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE LAWS AND CONSTITUTION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS MEMBER STATES, AND BY FACILITATING THE MUTUAL EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES OF LIVING AND WORKING ACROSS THE EUROPEAN UNION.

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