Community Care and Wellbeing Service(ccaws)
What it does
Serving the social and mental well-being needs of Cardiff's communities through counselling, befriending and advocacy services.
Its charitable purposes
(A) 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.(B) 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, 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).(C) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN WALES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, BELIEF, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, PHYSICAL/MENTAL HEALTH, AGE, DISABILITY OR EMPLOYMENT STATUS TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:I. PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE BLACK ASIAN MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY;II. INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE BLACK ASIAN AND MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE COMMUNITIES.(D) IN ADDRESSING THE ABOVE WE WILL USE APPROACHES SUCH AS GENERAL ADVICE AND SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, COUNSELLING, BEFRIENDING. WE WILL WORK WITH PARTNER AGENCIES BOTH STATUTORY AND THIRD SECTOR TOWARDS THESE OBJECTS AND IN SO DOING WE WILL ENABLE AND ASSIST THE PARTICIPATION OF THE USER.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 January 2026, it had income of £489,049 and spent £165,159.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | £489,049 | £165,159 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 January 2025 | £156,646 | £153,698 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 January 2024 | £166,181 | £167,016 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 January 2023 | £178,078 | £118,112 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 January 2022 | £147,088 | £107,645 | Not reported | 45 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 232%, from £147,088 in the year to 31 January 2022 to £489,049 in the year to 31 January 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 34% of its income in the year to 31 January 2026. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Welsh Government gave £300,000 in the year to 31 January 2026, 61% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 January 2026: £342,000 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | £342,000 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 January 2025 | £111,088 from 20 grants | Not reported |
| 31 January 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2023 | £88,430 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 January 2026, the charity named 11 funders who gave £463,805 between them. £300,000 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £300,000 | |
| Moondance Foundation | Trust, company or other | £42,000 | |
| Madina House Trust | Trust, company or other | £36,000 | £27,000 |
| BSG Grant/ACE | Trust, company or other | £20,168 | £27,281 |
| Waterloo Fund | Trust, company or other | £17,500 | £15,000 |
| CDF & Vale ULHB Grant-SW Cluster | Trust, company or other | £17,449 | £36,088 |
| Post Code Community Trust | Trust, company or other | £16,148 | |
| Bawso Grant | Trust, company or other | £9,140 | |
| Coleg Gwent | Trust, company or other | £2,200 | |
| Brawd Funds | Trust, company or other | £2,000 | |
| Contact Cymru | Trust, company or other | £1,200 | |
| Tudor Trust | Trust, company or other | £33,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 10 grants to this charity since 2018, worth at least £479,168.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£306,170, 2 grants
- The Tudor Trust£94,600, 4 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£52,250, 2 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£16,148, 1 grant
- Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2026 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £10,000 |
| 27 Nov 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £300,000 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £16,148 |
| 14 Dec 2022 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £2,250 |
| 15 Oct 2021 | The Tudor Trust | £6,800 |
| 8 Sept 2021 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £50,000 |
| 13 Jan 2021 | The Tudor Trust | £2,000 |
| 11 Jun 2020 | The Tudor Trust | £800 |
| 22 Aug 2019 | The Tudor Trust | £85,000 |
| 10 Dec 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £6,170 |
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Merajuddin HasanChair
- Amaani Ahmed
- Dr Ari Ubeysekara
- Mohamed Mojahid Ali
- Rahim Syed
- Rev Sebastian Jones
- Samina Khan
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | 30 November 2026 | Received 6 August 2026, 116 days early | Received 6 August 2026 |
| 31 January 2025 | 30 November 2025 | Received 1 September 2025, 90 days early | Received 1 September 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | 30 November 2024 | Received 31 July 2024, 122 days early | Received 31 July 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | 30 November 2023 | Received 23 November 2023, 7 days early | Received 23 November 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | 30 November 2022 | Received 19 May 2022, 195 days early | Received 19 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1177025
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 February 2018
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Feb 2018
- Website
- www.ccaws.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.