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 I￿rea51ft£ dramatltally. We stlll offer computer and
over phone or onllne and many slmply cannot afford lengthy phone calls or Internet access at
dlents thr(m￿h 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 evern￿re
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 S￿la1 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 on￿Ing to encouwe e￿8￿nent 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)
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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 sco￿52

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
shreddIn￿DISpOSal
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)
EIectricianL￿t&s0C￿etS
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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