C.a.b. Cornwall

Analysis

C.a.b. Cornwall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04409017). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, C.a.b. Cornwall reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £1.8m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, C.a.b. Cornwall sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chevras Tsedokoh Limited (£1.8m), Threshold Das Limited (£1.8m) and Lord Crewe's Charity (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £517k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.