Cabs-cardiff
What it does
Community Adult Basic Skills Cardiff, (CABS-Cardiff) was founded to help adults with learning disabilities gain the confidence and the basic skills they need to do many of the ordinary activities that most of us take for granted.
Its charitable purposes
1. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN CARDIFF, BY THE PROVISION OF BASIC SKILLS TRAINING TO FACILITATE THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN ORDINARY SOCIAL ACTIVITIES WITH INCREASED CONFIDENCE AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL INCREASE THEIR VISIBILITY AND REDUCE THEIR SOCIAL ISOLATION.2.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN CARDIFF.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Disability
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Who it helps
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £19,243 and spent £12,398.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £19,243 | £12,398 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 August 2024 | £12 | £10,453 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 August 2023 | £10,341 | £11,119 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 August 2022 | £20 | £11,253 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 August 2021 | £6,632 | £7,636 | Not reported | 1 |
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 190%, from £6,632 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £19,243 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 64% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2023, worth at least £26,700.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £16,700 |
| 25 Apr 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Margaret Elizabeth CollinsChair
- Pauline Mary Wakeham
- Rebecca Jane Ballard
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 3 June 2026, 27 days early | Received 3 June 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 26 June 2025, 4 days early | Received 26 June 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 25 June 2024, 5 days early | Received 25 June 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 19 April 2023, 72 days early | Received 19 April 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 29 April 2022, 62 days early | Received 29 April 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1187019
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 December 2019
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Dec 2019
- Website
- cabscardiff.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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.