01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 12 April 1983
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01655971
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,154,908
- Latest expenditure
- £1,125,807
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CCS Adoption, The Park Centre, Daventry Road, Bristol, BS4 1DQ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.ccsadoption.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Society offers a comprehensive adoption service that includes recruiting, assessing and preparing adoptive families for some of the most vulnerable children in the UK, supporting child and family throughout the adoption process and beyond; working with birth parents who may be considering adoption for their child and providing counselling services to adopted people and their relatives.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- 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
- 18 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,154,908
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,125,807
- 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
- 20 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,219,798
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,024,650
- 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
- 7 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,069,222
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,289,157
- 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
- 8 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,138,491
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,694,282
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,888,459
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,613,202
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,154,908
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,125,807
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 96
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 230864
- Charity Has Trading 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 18
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 20 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,219,798
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,024,650
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 107
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 940068
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,752
- Charity Has Trading 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 14
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 7 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,069,222
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,289,157
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 125
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 939990
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,800
- Charity Has Trading 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
- 17
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 8 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,138,491
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,694,282
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 133
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1039803
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 32
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 25 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,888,459
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,613,202
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 163
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1270751
- Income From Government Grants
- £471,661
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 12
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 18 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 154422
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3598
- Income Charitable Activities
- 955648
- Income Investments
- 36682
- Income Other
- 4558
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1154908
- Income Legacies
- 62133
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £27,971
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,097,836
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1125807
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8608
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 227094
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8005
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 36
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £758,145
- Assets Total Fixed
- 26975
- Assets Own Use
- 26975
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,285,351
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £154,879
- Assets Current Investment
- 566025
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,157,447
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 151181
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 3698
- Assets Cash
- £466,238
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1054520
- Funds Restricted
- 102927
- Funds Total
- 1157447
- Count Employees
- 30
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 20 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 90489
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6183
- Income Charitable Activities
- 983080
- Income Investments
- 3738
- Income Other
- 136308
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1219798
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £19,585
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,005,065
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1024650
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11008
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 248774
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 16123
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £737,958
- Assets Total Fixed
- 23085
- Assets Own Use
- 23085
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,318,777
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £213,552
- Assets Current Investment
- 407648
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,128,310
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 213552
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £650,528
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1018443
- Funds Restricted
- 109867
- Funds Total
- 1128310
- Count Employees
- 30
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 7 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 91310
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4678
- Income Charitable Activities
- 972192
- Income Investments
- 1042
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1069222
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £18,144
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,271,013
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1289157
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5915
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 266027
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14258
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £394,158
- Assets Total Fixed
- 528629
- Assets Own Use
- 528629
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £595,902
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £191,369
- Assets Current Investment
- 2224
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £933,162
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 189602
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1767
- Assets Cash
- £405,498
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 834587
- Funds Restricted
- 98575
- Funds Total
- 933162
- Count Employees
- 39
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 8 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 24390
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 8738
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1103781
- Income Investments
- 1582
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1138491
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £64,118
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,630,164
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1694282
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24101
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 340361
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14099
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,051,048
- Assets Total Fixed
- 541661
- Assets Own Use
- 541661
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £860,814
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £249,378
- Assets Current Investment
- 3540
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,153,097
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 245266
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4112
- Assets Cash
- £574,908
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1051048
- Funds Restricted
- 102049
- Funds Total
- 1153097
- Count Employees
- 50
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 25 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 42826
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6562
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1835183
- Income Investments
- 3888
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1888459
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £59,244
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,553,958
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1613202
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10390
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 265088
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 132736
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,584,392
- Assets Total Fixed
- 546647
- Assets Own Use
- 546647
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,464,347
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £302,106
- Assets Current Investment
- 87704
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,708,888
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 277277
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 24829
- Assets Cash
- £780,300
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1584392
- Funds Restricted
- 124496
- Funds Total
- 1708888
- Count Employees
- 50
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wiltshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bath And North East Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- South Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- North Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Swindon
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CCS Adoption Ltd
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1983-04-12T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- CCS Adoption Ltd
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2020-12-22T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5037634
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1153616
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE CENTRE FOR ADOPTION SUPPORT AND EDUCATION
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 AUGUST 1982 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 8 APRIL 1997, 14 OCT 1997, 24 AUGUST 2000, 28 SEPT 2006, 5 JUNE 2008, AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 26 AUGUST 2008 as amended on 30 Jul 2024
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN IN NEED FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, CULTURES AND ALL FAITHS OR NONE, BY:3.1.1. FURTHERING THEIR APPROPRIATE CARE AND SAFETY3.1.2. PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO THEM, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS3.1.3 ADVANCING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT, RESPECTING THEIR RACIAL, CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL HERITAGE, SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY
- Area Of Benefit
- UNDEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 257018
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CLIFTON CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
- Charity Name Id
- 651637
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CCS Adoption
- Charity Name Id
- 257012
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (DIOCESE OF CLIFTON)
- Charity Name Id
- 257022
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CLIFTON CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures