Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

Accounts overdue -5
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 0

ADVOCACY NOW

Advocacy Now provides independent advocacy support to adults over the age of eighteen to help them assert their rights and be meaningfully involved in decisions made about them.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/22		£142	£168	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/21		£164	£143	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	27
31/03/20	*	£154	£172	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/19		£159	£166	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/18		£168	£166	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	34
31/03/17	*	£154	£160	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£155	£157	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£143	£145	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£148	£83	£66	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.advocacynow.org.uk

info@advocacynow.org.uk

02082690298

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

City Bridge Trust	£250,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,995
The London Community Foundation	£15,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Help Now
£9,995	20/01/2023	The funding will be used to fund an advocate one day per week for six months who will help do outreach work to help people struggling with the cost of living crisis. The project aims to offer ....more The funding will be used to fund an advocate one day per week for six months who will help do outreach work to help people struggling with the cost of living crisis. The project aims to offer reassurance and practical help and support through community outreach and in the safe and welcoming cafe space.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Cafe
£10,000	10/09/2021	This funding is being used to set up a community café that will support people that have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. It will offer a safe space to meet socialise learn get help and ....more This funding is being used to set up a community café that will support people that have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. It will offer a safe space to meet socialise learn get help and become advocates for themselves and others. It will allow collaboration and creation with users volunteers staff and supporters and will support people while offering them opportunities to socialise.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Advocacy Now
£15,500	08/07/2020	An Operations Coordinator to transform delivery to provide accessible, accurate, information and support remotely. Creating a dedicated phone line and collating basic digital skills training we will ....more An Operations Coordinator to transform delivery to provide accessible, accurate, information and support remotely. Creating a dedicated phone line and collating basic digital skills training we will help users through the process of understanding both their presenting issue and basic IT to address it in partnership with their advocate.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Advocacy Now
£250,000	08/07/2020 60	£250,000 over five years (5 x £50,000) towards the salary of a Volunteer Co-ordinator and associated costs including volunteer expenses.
National Lottery Community Fund - Advocacy Connect
£299,972	31/05/2017 60	This project will develop their work, aiming to build resilience, improve wellbeing, increase safety, reduce isolation and improve life chances in older people to reduce their need for services, ....more This project will develop their work, aiming to build resilience, improve wellbeing, increase safety, reduce isolation and improve life chances in older people to reduce their need for services, including those of the organisation. The project will work in the most deprived or isolated areas, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, people with poor mental or physical health and those who have difficulty managing their finances and so are at risk of financial exploitation or deprivation.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Advocacy for Older People in Greenwich
£30,000	28/02/2013	The charity supports older people across Greenwich. As a result of the funding they will be able to offer a range of integrated projects, advocacy and support addressing a range of issues from ....more The charity supports older people across Greenwich. As a result of the funding they will be able to offer a range of integrated projects, advocacy and support addressing a range of issues from isolation, mental ill health and practical support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Access to Advocacy
£279,875	09/11/2011 61	This project project will ensure isolated older people know how to access advocacy services to enable them to have a voice, maintain their independence, make choices about their lives and improve ....more This project project will ensure isolated older people know how to access advocacy services to enable them to have a voice, maintain their independence, make choices about their lives and improve their wellbeing. Clients can contact the service through a referral from a partner agency, through the drop-in service or telephone directly and self refer.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

BABATUNDE OLUDOTUN SOBOWALE Appointed: 2021

BRIAN TAN Appointed: 2017

FREDA KELLY Appointed: 2017

JOHN BARRETT Appointed: 2020

ROBIN KELLY (Chair) Appointed: 2020

STEPHEN PETER STEMBALSKI Appointed: 2019

SIMON ROUSE Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: TOWER HAMLETS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/06/2013, number: 1152359

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR20: 6 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 71 days late,

Main office

2a Sidcup Hill
SIDCUP
Kent
DA14 6HH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF AGE, DISABILITYOR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN SOUTH EAST ENGLAND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUTLIMITATION BY:(A) PROVIDING ADVOCACY SUPPORT, IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE AND ENABLING PEOPLE TO ASSERTTHEIR RIGHTS;(B) PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE OR AT A SOCIAL DISADVANTAGEENABLING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR FUTURE; AND(C) PROVIDING SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND TRAINING TO THOSE WHO FEEL MARGINALISED ANDISOLATED FROM MAINSTREAM SOCIETY.

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