The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)".
The charity's object "is specifically restricted to the promotion of the prevention of harm caused by the use of alcohol or other psychotropic substances and other dependencies or addictions."
CURRENT STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES - 2022-2025 PLAN ENDING MAR 2026:
We have prioritised four overarching objectives (shaped by need, our progress to date and the external environment) to help us fulfil our ambitions:
1. Drive a prevention agenda
2. Focus on early harm reduction interventions
3. Facilitate greater support options and ensure choice
4. Prioritise organisational sustainability to secure longevity
By focusing our energies relating to the support of schools and youth groups in a more strategic manner, we hope to:
Help schools become safer places, enabling them to tackle drug use and sales onsite.
Give thousands of young people a better experience when it comes to substances and addictive behaviour education so that they have the skills to make their own informed choices (and look after their peers) when they find themselves in risky situations.
Enable young people to limit their experience of risk-taking behaviour to their adolescence - educating them sufficiently so that they do not develop addictive behaviours as part of their coping strategies they then take into adulthood.
Prevent young people coming to addiction relate ham1, in later adolescence/adulthood or if they do - enable them to ask for help more quickly as they recall CADAS is an organisation that can signpost them to help.
By engaging with adults in the general population on relevant topics and by delivering engaging population health education and brief interventions we hope to:
Provide adults with education and messaging that impacts their immediate/later life health.
Makes a difference for individual people.
Contribute to the public purse in terms of substance use/addiction related comorbidities by slowing down someone's journey to ill health or providing them with an alternative, healthier path.
Find a way of earning/raising income that enables our visible, community-based population health work to cover its own costs.
By championing early intervention and prevention by growing CADAS@work and seeking to tum our West Cumbria Family Support pilot into a countywide service funded by the statutory authorities we hope to:
Prevent families from breaking down, prevent children from entering the care system.
Support people to keep their jobs.
Encourage funders to recognise the value of early intervention/prevention and commit to funding lower-level activity, not just the extremely vulnerable.
Support children with problematic behaviours/substance use develop different coping strategies so that they do not return as adult clients.
By growing our own services and increasing our own reach as well as supporting the work of others we hope to:
Build and maintain strong relationships and partnerships with other drug/alcohol and addiction agencies.
Inspire and support more generalist community services to understand/offer addiction support in their work via professional training (e.g. housing/homelessness, women's centres, children and family centres).
Create more opportunities for support and reach more people - in geographical places, online, and targeted toward groups we know may be underserved such as care leavers, LGBTQ+ community, pregnant mothers, the deaf community for example.
Have appropriately sized core CADAS services in all areas of the county.
Maintain reasonable waiting times for our services and ensure CADAS clients are seen in a timely manner.
By making sustainability a priority we hope to:
Increase the percentage of (unrestricted) earned and raised income.
Maintain our ability to secure grants to help us meet our growth agenda.
Sufficiently fund a centralised core team that supports delivery staff out in communities.
Develop and deliver paid for services that are commercially viable.
Expand our repertoire of support across a range of harmful addictions that will enable us to bring in more restricted funds.
Grow the contribution of volunteers in roles so as to raise the impact of their 'in kind' contributions - ultimately enabling the charity to support more clients
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
Objectives and Activities
The charity’s main activities are directed by the powers outlined in the Memorandum and Articles:
"5.1 to adopt a high profile in relation to alcohol, drug, other psychotropic substance, and other addictive behaviour related issues
5.2 to study the causes and effects of the consumption of alcohol, other psychotropic substances, and other addictive behaviours
5.3 to provide help and support to
those engaged in or affected by the use of alcohol, drugs, other psychotropic substances, or other addictive behaviours
5.4 to specifically address the mental health issues and other health and wellbeing issues underpinning problematic drinking, psychotropic substance use or other addictive behaviours
5.5 to promote a better awareness and understanding about alcohol, other psychotropic substances, and addictive behaviours for the benefit of society as a whole and in particular, the communities in Cumbria
5.6 to deliberately target children and young people in the promotion of preventative educational activities to raise awareness and understanding of alcohol, drugs, other psychotropic substances, other harmfully addictive behaviours such as gambling and gaming and related issues
5.7 to encourage initiatives within the community that reduce harm from and improve education and awareness of the harm from alcohol, psychotropic substances, and other addictive behaviours, that could negatively impact mental and physical well-being
5.8 to deliberately target preventative support at people with specific needs and vulnerabilities including children looked after, carers, ex-offenders, veterans, LGBTQ community and those who are homeless or have unstable or compromised housing
5.9 to promote and support occupational health initiatives to:
raise awareness and understanding of alcohol, drug, psychotropic substances and other addictive behaviours and related issues to promote the adoption and implementation of alcohol, drug, and other psychotropic substance policies within the workplace
to provide therapeutic coaching and other support to individual employees
5.10 to collect, collate and publish research and statistical information in relation to alcohol, other psychotropic substances, and other addictive behaviours
5.11 to provide an information and resource facility including production of publications both printed and electronic which is readily accessible to the public
covering matters relating to alcohol, other psychotropic substances, and other addictive behaviours
5.12 to provide a structured therapeutic support service for those involved in problematic drink, psychotropic substance, or other addictive behaviours
5.13 to provide structured support to the families of those involved in problematic drink, psychotropic substance, or other addictive behaviours
5.14 to provide an information and referral service in relation to organisations with similar or associated objects to the Charity
5.15 to contribute to the training and education of workers of professional and other persons to further the objects of the Charity
5.16 to establish relations and to maintain communication with other bodies existing for similar or associated objects
5.18 to organise, arrange, manage, or participate in academic and other research”
The benefit to the public relates to the fact CADAS offers the opportunity for people affected by their own or someone else’s harmful addictions to access timely and effective support.
We can confirm the CADAS charity’s trustees ‘have regard’ to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance in their governance of the organisation.
Summary of main achievements during the period
Between April 2025 and March 2026, the charity has continued to offer the following core services countywide:
CADAS: Adult Recovery (for people aged over 18 affected by their own problematic substance use or harmful addictive behaviour) – individual programmes of support for up to 12 weeks plus access to long term peer support groups have continued to be delivered across the county.
CADAS: Family and Friends (for people affected by someone else’s problematic substance use or harmful addictive behaviour) – individual programmes of support for up to 12 weeks plus access to long term peer support groups are delivered across Cumbria.
CADAS: Young People (this covers support to individual young people affected by their own problematic substance use or harmful addictive behaviour as well as the proactive delivery of educational material to young people in partnership with local schools and youth groups. The educational service has continued delivery to thousands of children reached via vaping harms awareness workshops in youth clubs and schools alongside other educational topics such as alcohol, cannabis and gaming along with 1-1s, Peer Support Groups and nicotine replacement therapy for young people suffering from nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
CADAS: Health Promotion (this is our prevention service aimed at the general population) and involves us actively engaging the community with health messages at local events as well as the promotion of digital campaigns online. We have continued to increase visibility at local community events where we have reached hundreds of adults with our brief interventions relating to their habits surrounding smoking and vaping, alcohol, substance use and gambling.
CADAS: Helpline (a freephone helpline and call back service for anyone affected by their own or someone else's problematic substance use or harmful addictive behaviour) has continued to operate daily with extended opening hours on Wednesday till 7pm to improve access for people who cannot easily call during the day.
CADAS: Training (this is the education of professionals from education/health and social care sectors) - we offer a range of courses to help other agencies and their staff support their clients with issues relating to mental health, addiction, substance use, gambling etc
CADAS: At Work
CADAS Employer & Employee Programme has been relaunched during 25 to 26. The programme offers support and training for professionals and the provision of 1:1 Problematic Substance use support to core staff.
As a valuable resource, the service offers a practical and proactive way to support staff who may be struggling by helping to address the challenges which affect productivity, morale or team dynamics.
Employer Tailored Support: Our service can be tailored to suit the needs of the organisation developed in partnership with the employee and coach.
Employee Personalised Support Plan: Every Employee referred receives a personalised support plan developed in partnership with an expert coach. This plan sets out clear, measurable goals, ensuring both the Employer and the Individual can see progress being made and personal and organisational objectives are met.
Between April 2025 and March 2026, we have worked on the following:
West & East Cumbria Family Support – The positive impact of this programme in the West of the county where we support families with children on the edge of care has enabled us to extend the service into the East of the county. Our approach is to support parents with their substance use issue to help keep the family together when that is best and prevent children from entering the care system. As part of this approach, we also work on parenting skills, shared language etc.
Gambling Harms Co-ordination – We received funding from The Beacon Counselling Trust to employ a part-time Gambling Harms Co-ordinator to help raise awareness in county and grow the numbers of people experiencing gambling related harms who have accessed support.
Bereaved by Addiction - We provide 1-1 support and Peer Support Groups to people who have lost a loved one to substance use. Some of these clients are not only navigating the journey of grief, but also managing feelings of shame, guilt (what else could they have done to prevent the death) and stigma. Our care helps people to understand their thoughts, feelings and know there is support when they are grieving.
The accounts for the year ended 31st March 2026 show the charity to be in a good position financially although turnover in the current year decreased by 22%..
Income has decreased in the current year to £656,637 (2025: £843,957) mainly because of drop in restricted funding in the current year and expenditure are up by 23% to £902,551 (2025: £733,552).
Increase in expenditure is mainly because of increase in staff costs which increased by 31% to £739,496 (2025: £565,654) due to increase in staff numbers and high inflation. Staff costs are budgeted to increase again in the next year. The staff numbers increased from 24 to 29 in the current year, and cost of living rises have also kept up with the inflation.
Unrestricted funds have fallen by £94,684 to £131,800 (2025: £226,484) and restricted funds decreased by £151,230 to £184,995 (2025: £336,225). However, CADAS still has a good level of reserves and cash balance at the year end of £484,957 (2025: £546,864) to continue charitable activities during the next year without any issue. Unrestricted funds include £9,456 which can only be realised by disposal of tangible fixed assets.
As at 31 March 2026, the charity had designated £80,000 (2025: £80,000) as property reserve and £32,344 (2025: £75,000) as contingency reserve. The charity's freely available unrestricted funds (after excluding the above designated funds and funds relating to tangible fixed assets) were £10,000 at the year end.
During the year, the charity transferred £42,656 from the contingency reserve to general funds to use the contingency in the most appropriate way and ensure funds are as free as possible. The trustees believe it is the reason there is a contingency in times like this to draw from. The charity is required to maintain funds to enable normal activity for up to a period of three months, amounting to £225,638, for the year end 31 March 2026. The management endeavours to bring freely available funds in line with the amount of reserves required per the reserves policy by growing unrestricted income through Income generation via Training into Organisations.
As CADAS is still almost entirely grant funded, the availability of grant funding is always a concern but at present we have confidence that funding is available for further expansion over the foreseeable future.
Trustees' believe CADAS is a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of the accounts singing.
Our aim is to maintain a sufficient level of reserves to enable normal, unfunded operating activity for up to a period of three months, should a shortfall in income occur, and to take account of potential risks from time to time. Our policy ensures CADAS can meet any unforeseen emergency expenditure or unexpected delay in any expected source of income.
The following are headings the financial management section of the charity’s risk register – a document considered quarterly by a subgroup of the full board – The Finance and Risk Committee:
Ineffective budgeting and cash flow management
Failure of income generation functions
Ineffective management of reserves
Financial loss through fraud or error
Inadequate insurance cover – assets and liability risk to visitors
Inadequate procurement procedures
Failure to meet pension requirements and contributions
Increasing lack of funds available from traditional sources
Risk mitigation activities include:
Budgeting, cash flow, the production of management accounts, financial forward planning scrutiny by senior managers and The Finance and Risk Committee
The use of full cost recovery principles when applying for funding
Active oversight of unrestricted income levels
Procedures for vetting staff/bank signatories and finance transaction procedures
Annual review of insurance requirements and cover
Financial security targets included in broader strategic plans
We only allow funds to end the financial year in deficit if there is an administration delay. Sometimes a fund meets a delay (attributable to ourselves if we delay a report or request an extension or to our funder which is often a capacity issue at their end) but often there is a small deficit as a result of retrospective funding. A growing number of funders do not release a final payment until the full project has concluded, and the report filed. Some grant agreement arrangements are also fully retrospective.
By engaging with adults in the general population on relevant topics and by delivering engaging population health education and brief interventions we hope to:
Provide adults with education and messaging that impacts their immediate/later life health.
Makes a difference for individual people.
Contribute to the public purse in terms of substance use/addiction related comorbidities by slowing down someone’s journey to ill health or providing them with an alternative, healthier path.
Find a way of earning/raising income that enables our visible, community-based population health work to cover its own costs.By championing early intervention and prevention by growing CADAS@work and seeking to turn our West & East Family Service into a countywide service funded by the statutory authorities we hope to:
Prevent families from breaking down, prevent children from entering the care system.
Through our early intervention specialise in early-stage, pre-crisis interventions for people at risk of addiction before lives become problematic, jobs are lost or families break down. This is where the greatest human and economic value is created.
Encourage funders to recognise the value of early intervention/prevention and commit to funding lower-level activity, not just the extremely vulnerable.
Support children with problematic behaviours/substance use develop different coping strategies so that they do not return as adult clients.
By growing our own services and increasing our own reach as well as supporting the work of others we hope to:
Build and maintain strong relationships and partnerships with other drug/alcohol and addiction agencies.
Inspire and support more generalist community services to understand/offer addiction support in their work via professional training (e.g. housing/homelessness, women’s centres, children and family centres).
Create more opportunities for support and reach more people – in geographical places, online, and targeted toward groups we know may be underserved such as care leavers, LGBTQ+ community, pregnant mothers, the deaf community for example.
Maintain reasonable waiting times for our services and ensure CADAS clients are seen in a timely manner.
By making sustainability a priority we hope to:
Increase the percentage of (unrestricted) earned and raised income.
Maintain our ability to secure grants to help us meet our growth agenda.
Sufficiently fund a centralised core team that supports delivery staff out in communities.
Develop and deliver paid for services that are commercially viable.
Expand our repertoire of support across a range of harmful addictions that will enable us to bring in more restricted funds.
Grow the contribution of volunteers in roles so as to raise the impact of their ‘in kind’ contributions – ultimately enabling the charity to support more clients
Additional information
We would like to share our heartfelt gratitude to our wide range of stakeholders and supporters (commissioners, funders, staff, volunteers, local businesses and elected members) who give their time, their energy or their funds to CADAS enabling us to support the community in the way that we do.
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and registered charity. It is operated under the rules of its memorandum and articles of association dated 25/2/1991 and most recently amended 21/2/2022.
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
The Board of Trustees encourages applications from potential trustees interested in supporting the work of CADAS. Trustee opportunities are also advertised and promoted by trustees through their own networks. An induction process for new trustees is in place with ongoing training and development opportunities for all trustees identified to support them in their role and promoting effective governance.
None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £10 in the event of a winding up.
We would like to share our heartfelt gratitude to our wide range of stakeholders and supporters (commissioners, funders, staff, volunteers, local businesses and elected members) who give their time, their energy or their funds to CADAS enabling us to support the community in the way that we do.
The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Cumbria Addictions Advice & Solutions (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act 2011.
Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000, the independent examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the Companies Act 2006.
the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the financial statements give a true and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 16 to 30 form part of these financial statements.
The notes on pages 16 to 30 form part of these financial statements.
The notes on pages 16 to 30 form part of these financial statements.
Cumbria Addictions Advice & Solutions is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The charity consequently does not have share capital. Each of the trustees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation.
The registered office is 3-5 Victoria Place, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1EJ.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
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Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Tangible fixed assets costing £1 or more are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme which is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the charity has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
The average monthly number of employees (including senior management team) during the year was:
The remuneration of key management personnel was as follows:
The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes.
During the year, the charity repaid its investment loan of £60,000 in May 2025, around one year before its contractual maturity date.
Deferred income is included in the financial statements as follows:
Deferred income comprises grants received in advance relating to the next financial year.
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund.
The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used.
The charity receives grants for a number of projects which are restricted in their nature. Following is the nature and purpose of the major restricted funds:
Adult services - This is funding to support any adult who feels their addiction or substance use is problematic.
Population health - This funding is for raising awareness of CADAS, substance misuse and support available through CADAS, attending community events and partner organisations with dedicated health promotion packs , resources, educational promotion and workshops.
Young people - This funding is to support under 18 raising awareness of the harms of drugs and alcohol, running educational workshops in school and other young people settings. Offering support to Young People with addiction and support in prevention and recovery.
Volunteers - This is funding to develop volunteering programmes in collaboration with various partner organisation to deliver services to the clients suffering from severe mental illness and substance misuse.
Core - This is funding for Core Costs to enable the charity to operate COUNTY wide.
Family services - The CADAS Family service works directly with parents, carers and children whose lives are affected by addiction. Support is tailored to each family to include parenting guidance, emotional wellbeing support 1:1 sessions with children and helping families to connect with local services.
2025-26 Funder list
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales - Funding towards core costs enabling the charity to operate county wide
Beacon Counselling Trust - Funding for gambling harm awareness raising and employer training
SMI Together We - Funding to provide education and health workshops for people with severe mental health
South Copeland GDF Community Partnership - Funding to offer holistic harm prevention and harm reduction support across a range of addictions in Millom and Haverigg
Charles Hayward Foundation - East Family Service Supporting Vulnerable Families impacted by Addiction
Francis Scott Trust - East Family Service Supporting Vulnerable Families impacted by Addiction
Allerdale GDF Community Partnership - Funding to offer holistic harm prevention and harm reduction support across a range of addictions in coastal Allerdale
Cumbria Community Foundation NHS Northeast & North Cumbria - Funding for co-occurring mental health and substance use support
Copeland Community Fund - Funding to offer holistic harm prevention and harm reduction support across a range of addictions throughout Copeland.
Westmorland & Furness Community Grant Eden District - 0-19 Community Fund; Staff Mental Health Training.
Sir John Fisher - Funding to work holistically in Barrow in Furness
Cumbria Community Foundation Transforming West Cumbria - Funding for whole family interventions in West Cumbria
Westmorland & Furness Council Office for Health Improvement and Disparities including Supplemental Substance Misuse Treatment & Recovery Grant - Funding for one to one and peer support group work for people using substances
Henry Smith Charity - Funding for Adult One to One & Group Service
Garfield Weston Foundation - Contribution to overall operating costs
Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership - Creating a Healthier Community in Mid Copeland Area
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities - Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment & Recovery Grant for the development and facilitation of specialist bereavement support
Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria Ltd - No Pain, All Gain Project
My Lakeland Fund - To fund running costs to maintain and extend service to help substance users and their families in the South Lakes area
Cumbria Council - Stop the Start: Young People Stop Smoking and Vaping Support and Education Programme
W & F Team Barrow - The Social Impact Strategic Priority Grant
Robinson Family Fund - Contribution to salary costs for the Vaping Harms Awareness and Education Programme in the Barrow area
The Masonic Charitable Foundation - East Cumbria Family Service
The Roselands Trust - Understanding Addiction E Learning Module Program
Community Alcohol Partnership Innovation Fund - Youth Alcohol Awareness Model through Sport based action
NHS Workwell North Cumbria - Retention work with service users struggling with Alcohol and or substance misuse
Recovery Steps - Mutual Aid Group meetings to support clients with drug and alcohol support
The service delivery included Developing a Volunteer Programme and Volunteer recruitment
The Albert Gabay Foundation - Rehabilitation from drug and alcohol dependency and supporting a journey to independence and return to work
CCF Work & Health Fund Barrow - Return to work pathway for Barrow citizens
The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2025 - none).