Cornwall Community Accountancy Service
Getting Started?
Our aim is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of charities, social enterprises, community groups and other not for profit organisations across the County. We have developed the simple “CCAS Cashbook” , just for you, as you begin to put your ideas into action and explore keeping records of your Income and Expenditure. Simply click on the link below – open the file and save it to a folder – and get started. You will find some guidance by clicking on the Getting Started Tab. Once you have given it a go, if you have any questions in using the “CCAS Cashbook” then you are welcome to “contact us” to book a 20 minute “FREE” session to get the best out of this simple but powerful tool. Good Luck!
Join Our Board of Trustees
Cornwall Community Accountancy Services (CCAS) is seeking new trustees to help guide and strengthen our mission. We support charities, CICs, and community groups across Cornwall with financial expertise, independent examination, and training, enabling them to thrive. We’re looking for individuals who bring care, curiosity, and commitment to the third sector. Financial or governance experience is welcome, but heart and integrity matter most. If you’re passionate about community resilience and want to help strengthen the support system that underpins our region’s voluntary sector, we’d love to hear from you.
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Innovating Finance for Charities and CIC’s. Read more here
Cornwall Community Accountancy Service was the idea of our Chartered Certified Accountant Debbie Risborough. Debbie is a practising accountant who specialises in charities and not for profit organisations.
Debbie approached East Cornwall Council for Voluntary Services with her findings to see if there was a way they could work together to help these groups and improve the late return statistics in Cornwall. 100 questionnaires were sent to charities on the overdue list asking, what were the main problems they were experiencing with recording and providing statutory accounts. They were also asked what support they felt they needed to enable them to keep and produce accurate accounts with confidence.
From these questionnaires CCAS was developed. A fee paying tailor made accountancy service for community groups and charities, which can also provide bursaries for those organisations not yet in a position to pay accountancy fees.
CCAS is a registered charity in its own right but is also a project under the Cornwall Community Action (CCA) partnership which comprises of Cornwall Rural Community Council (CRCC) and Penwith Community Development Trust (PCDT). We are pleased to be working with CCA and give a big thanks to CRCC and PCDT for their continued support.
