CAYSH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 14 October 1993
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02802109
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £2,572,083
Latest expenditure: £2,546,047
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: CAYSH, Weatherill House, New South Quarter, 23 Whitestone Way, Croydon, CR0 4WF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.caysh.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

CAYSH provides housing, support and advice to young people (aged 16 to 25). Our charitable objectives are the relief of poverty, hardship, distress in particular, the provision of advice, affordable accommodation and support. CAYSH also established (and wholly owns) a Community Interest Company providing Concierge security services for residents of other providers' supported housing.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 31 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,572,083
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,546,047

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 21 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,873,120
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,777,147

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 9 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,952,814
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,839,437

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,320,392
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,297,282

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,972,968
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,971,249

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,572,083
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,546,047
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Income From Government Contracts: 871641
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 21 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,873,120
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,777,147
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 799336
Income From Government Grants: £799,336
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,952,814
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,839,437
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 760000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,320,392
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,297,282
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 1778332
Income From Government Grants: £57,555
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,972,968
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,971,249
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 2650223
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 6767
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 9800
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 16567
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,546,047
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2546047
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 1099180
Expenditure Depreciation: 1624
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £590,777
Assets Total Fixed: 2663
Assets Own Use: 2663
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £751,651
Assets Total Liabilities: £163,537
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £590,777
Creditors One Year Total Current: 163537
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £499,697
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 575084
Funds Restricted: 15693
Funds Total: 590777
Count Employees: 28
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 21 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 2867728
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 5392
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2873120
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,777,147
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2777147
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 2777147
Expenditure Depreciation: 10547
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £564,741
Assets Total Fixed: 5383
Assets Own Use: 5383
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £790,274
Assets Total Liabilities: £230,916
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £564,741
Creditors One Year Total Current: 230916
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £585,942
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 557714
Funds Restricted: 7027
Funds Total: 564741
Count Employees: 45
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 40824
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2903865
Income Investments: 3125
Income Other: 5000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2952814
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,839,437
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2839437
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 45696
Expenditure Support Costs: 275047
Expenditure Depreciation: 12587
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £468,767
Assets Total Fixed: 15931
Assets Own Use: 15931
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £649,693
Assets Total Liabilities: £196,857
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £468,767
Creditors One Year Total Current: 196857
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £483,695
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 465767
Funds Restricted: 3000
Funds Total: 468767
Count Employees: 29
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 33287
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3285956
Income Investments: 1149
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3320392
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,297,282
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3297282
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 45719
Expenditure Support Costs: 334226
Expenditure Depreciation: 12203
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £355,390
Assets Total Fixed: 22165
Assets Own Use: 22165
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £577,987
Assets Total Liabilities: £244,762
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £355,390
Creditors One Year Total Current: 244762
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £203,827
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 352390
Funds Restricted: 3000
Funds Total: 355390
Count Employees: 28
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 23446
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3949413
Income Investments: 109
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3972968
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,971,249
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3971249
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 62388
Expenditure Support Costs: 297921
Expenditure Depreciation: 11615
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £332,280
Assets Total Fixed: 19381
Assets Own Use: 19381
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £607,774
Assets Total Liabilities: £294,875
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £332,280
Creditors One Year Total Current: 294875
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £226,602
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 329280
Funds Restricted: 3000
Funds Total: 332280
Count Employees: 85
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lewisham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Merton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lambeth
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Greenwich
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Croydon
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sutton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CAYSH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1993-10-14T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/03/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/08/1993AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09/03/2011
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF POVERTY HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMODATION AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIXTEEN AND TWENTY FIVE YEARS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR IN ACUTE HOUSING STRESS AND SUFFERING POVERTY HARDSHIP AND OR DISTRESS
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 164536
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: C A Y S H

Charity Name Id: 164554
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CROYDON ASSOCIATION FOR YOUNG SINGLE HOMELESS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff