# CASBA

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 701365
- **Other names:** CITIZEN ADVOCACY SCHEME SOUTH BIRMINGHAM AREA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 29, 1989
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=701365


## Contact

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



## Activities

**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

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** THE BIRMINGHAM AREA AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £293412 | £387641 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £467015 | £291279 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £321602 | £267375 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £176722 | £201474 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £243916 | £230117 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Jackie Pountney** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 29, 2020
- Andy Hopkins — appointed Sept. 30, 2019
- Janet Ann Kane — appointed Nov. 14, 2023
- Martyn Spooner — appointed Nov. 22, 2022
- Melina Aphrodite Tsui — appointed Nov. 21, 2022
- Rev Edward Sior MacGregor Coleman
- Toby Deakin — appointed Nov. 20, 2025