Scottish Charity Number SC030652 C.A.B.I.A. Counselling And Benefits In Artlon Trustees Annual Report For Year Ended 31/03/2025
CA.B.I.A (Counselling And Benefits In Action) Scottish Charity Number SC030652 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR E14DED 3110312025 CA8.I.A Is an unlKorpornted Scotttsh Charftable Oryanlsatlon (Number SC030652) Coverned by The buslness of the Charfty Is operated by a Management Group whkh has a commlttee majorlty vote at the AnNal General Meetlry to sefve for one year, all belnz ellglble for r Offlc• Bearers woll Include Chalrpernon, ChalrpeVs, Treasurer and Secretary. The Current Trustees CA.B.I.A (Counselling And benefits In Action)
TRUSTEES ANhlUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 3110312025 We astht members of surroundlng areas and partkularty local communlty, who may be sufferl hardshlp wl*ther ftnandal or otherwlse due to any thyskal dlsabMIty, mental dlsablllty. dls¢rlmlnatlon. Isolatlon or dlsadvanta8e of any type. We are able to offer free confidentlal Ifare rlthts and entltlements and referral to any other servke provlders requlred by Indlvklual Lendlng Ubrary and now • Communlty Garden lor INllvldua15 to zet Involved In and Joln the CABIA CAB.IA's achlevements over the last twelv• months Include the followlng Our Advlsors have asslstsd over 620 cllents most In house wtthln office wlth on- tovone appolntsrnnts and the rest over teW•one I Internet In seeklry rb8hts and entlllements. Help In sourclw any further help and advlce they requlre to Improve thelr sltuatlon accordlng to welfarn refOrn and keeplng UP to date wlth new re8ulatk>ns whkh seem to be forever changl as new letslatkn Is passed. Taklry full advaiitay of ary trainhy avallable to knprove knowledge ot welfare system. entltlements. new appllcatlon ky. changes to exlstlng beneffts and new able to communkats wlth deal communlty who seern very Isolatsd when It comes to local advk• we are slowly bulldln8 that back up and we remaln an approved centre for counsellors wlth contart detalls we flnd self-referrals Irea51ft£ dramatltally. We stlll offer computer and over phone or onllne and many slmply cannot afford lengthy phone calls or Internet access at dlents thr(mh thls and Improve thelr computer skllls at same tlme. Many cllents take opportunlty employablllty or quallficatlons. We are Increaslngly seelng many cllents who are belng Isolated
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owln8 Cost of Im crfsls we are also seelng a dramatlc Increase In the support needs of many slmth In need of company or someone to talk to and we have set up a few gnwps lor people to engage wlth others In slmllar circumstsnces that can understand the emotlons that are o¥erwhelmlr¢ thenx We contlnue to strfve to Increase our own kMwled8e of the evernre complkated Unlversal Credlt system and now the beneflts offered throuzh the new kottlsh Sodal Securlty and keep up to date wth new leglslatlon and we are part In the researth zrnups for establlshln£ the best dellvery methods for the new beneflts. We now have all clalmants mlyated to SDP under the Scotttsh Sla1 Securfty and as from March 2025 see current DLA clalmants beln8 ml8rated to Scotthh ne Allowance Our Communlty Room and lendlry Ilbrary. qulet space for those that need It wl*n In town centre •nd we stlll offer our kftchen sefvkes for anyone who requlres It. We now have a fully fftted and fuKtlonlry Curnwnlty Garden and a Polytunnel and we have had a Success harvest thls year. r Communlty Cale wlll begln In May 2025 and we wlll contlnue to grow on the garden 51de as tr volunteers I. Monthly events are also onIng to encouwe e8nent and The appeals servke b sllll owlng wlth the majorlty resuttlof In a pth oirtco C.A.B.l.A (Counselling And Benefits In Actlon) Flnanc•
Sl8n•d on behalf ol Tn VICECHAIRPERSO SECRETARY Date 22IIV2025 CA.B.I.A (Counselling And Benefits In Artlon} Rrfelpts and Payments Accrwnts for year ended 3110312025
C.A.B.l.A (Counselllng And Benefits In Action) Scottsh Charlty Number SC030652 Bank and cash at hand Openlnz Balances 62 Balanct5 Cash at Bank Cash In Hand VICECHAIRPERSON SECRETARY Date 221121 C.AB.JA (Counselling And Beneofits In Action) Scottlsh Chartty Number sco52
Receipts 2025 2024 ActionEarthVolunteeringMatters Bankofscotland NLC GrowthPotFund NLCLOThO TNL Donatlons Saltire VANL PeoplesPostcodeLottery DrumpellierAJlotmentsAssociatk)n Totallncome 250 250 4250 3886 76 12759 13(X) 12957 9164 2707 31X) 42128 18771 Rent Electrlcity Phone/lnternet Repairs/Renovation Petrol PAT Testing Pest Control 3970 25CX) 3970 $5 240 120 360 120 240 Liability Insurance Subscriptions Postage MonthtyEvents shreddInDISpOSal Reference Books Office Supplies InVToner Cleanin8 Yafd Maintenance Water Cooler ChristmasGratuOties for volunteers abristmas Lunch for staff Community Garden start up Flowers&MemorbalPlaques RemovalSeNke Decoration Gratufties for help 8lven(Ilftln&movln8 etc) EIectricianLt&s0CetS Tea/Coffee/KitchenSupplies Sundries VolunteerExpenseslCounsellorsGift CoronationEvents Electricity/PhoneVouchersForaients COLSupportForClients 265 450 395 265 260 325 320 125 275 2222 375 1280 iio 450 270 7290 220 175 215 110 450 140 760 160 350 550 350 550 260 1820 21x1 i(K) 2250 ISCK)
Total Payments 35467 17470 DefiatForYear Balance of lu brought forward 62 81 StatementofBalance Bank and cash at hand Openln8 Balances 62 -19 Surplus/Deficft 6661 81 Closlng Balance 6723 62 Held as Cash at bank 771X) 62 Cash In hand Si8ned by 22112/2025
INDEPENDANT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CAB.IA Scottish Charity Number SC030652 temis of the Charities and Tnjstee Investment Iscotland) Act 21X)5 and the Charlties Accounts 10 {11 (d) of the Charities Accounts (ScotlaThll Re8ulation$ 2(M)6 does not appty. ft is my Re8ulations {Scottandl. An examinatlon indudes a revthy of the accountin8 records kept ty the consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and the seeklng of explanatk)ns the evKlence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion l) Whith glves me reasonable cause to believe that, In any material respert. the requirements Reguktion 4 of the 2(X16 Accounls Re8ulatK>ns, and Have not been met. or understandire of the accounts to be rèached.
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