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Cassplus

Community Advice & Support Service

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1160513
Status
Registered
Registered
Feb. 16, 2015
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
117 North Hill
PLYMOUTH
PL4 8JY

Contact

Activities

CASSPLUS operates from Magistrates' Courts in Devon and Cornwall. We work primarily, but not exclusively, with defendants, offenders and their families, providing supported sign-posting for a range of issues including accommodation, substance misuse, health/mental health, debt/benefits, criminal justice and family matters.

Objects: To Promote Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit By Preventing People From Becoming Socially Excluded, Relieving The Needs Of Those People Who Are Socially Excluded And Assisting Them To Integrate Into Society, In Particular But Not Exclusively People And Members Of Their Families In The UK Who Are At Risk Of Or Have Been Processed Through The Legal Justice System.for The Purpose Of This Clause ‘Socially Excluded’ Means Being Excluded From Society, Or Parts Of Society, As A Result Of One Of More Of The Following Factors: Unemployment; Financial Hardship; Youth Or Old Age; Ill Health (Physical Or Mental); Substance Abuse Or Dependency Including Alcohol And Drugs; Discrimination On The Grounds Of Sex, Race, Disability, Ethnic Origin, Religion, Belief, Creed, Sexual Orientation Or Gender Re-Assignment; Poor Educational Or Skills Attainment; Relationship And Family Breakdown; Poor Housing (That Is Housing That Does Not Meet Basic Habitable Standards; Crime (Either As A Victim Of Crime Or As An Offender Rehabilitating Into Society).

Classification

How
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes
Who
Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth City

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £355,868 £402,911
March 31, 2024 £318,732 £286,027
March 31, 2023 £247,062 £257,949
March 31, 2022 £246,510 £220,990
March 31, 2021 £220,205 £191,190

Trustees

Name Appointed
Louise Stephanie Clements (Chair) Dec. 4, 2024
Angela Taylor JP April 25, 2022
David Hamilton Kirby-Welch JP Sept. 1, 2025
Mark John Mitchell JP Feb. 13, 2023
Peter Keith Hosegood JP Oct. 20, 2023
Patricia Walker JP March 1, 2024
Rachel Brindley Sept. 1, 2025