Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +5

    THE ADVOCACY PEOPLE 

    The purpose of the charity is to ensure that the views, wishes and feelings of those using health and social care services are promoted to service providers; and to provide advocacy support to individuals or groups who wish to resolve specific issues. The charity also provides related services, including training, consultation, and client-group specific services.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
    Established: 24 years

    www.theadvocacypeople.org.uk

    info@theadvocacypeople.org.uk

    03304409000

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    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
    31/03/23£5,367£5,353£14£0£1,669£1,6653.718350
    31/03/22£5,038£4,782£256£0£1,655£1,6404.116755
    31/03/21£4,699£4,514£185£0£1,399£1,3633.616355
    31/03/20£4,767£4,976£-209£0£1,214£1,1332.715360
    31/03/19£5,268£5,223£46£0£1,423£1,2652.914765
    31/03/18£5,706£5,662£45£0£1,377£1,3062.81490
    31/03/17£5,164£5,338£-175£0£1,332£1,3062.91350
    31/03/16£4,291£4,269£22£0£1,507£1,3813.91290
    31/03/15£3,440£3,603£-163£29£1,517£1,4174.7970
    31/03/14£3,148£3,230£-82£11£1,680£1,4545.4900
    31/03/13£5,087£4,786£301£60£1,762£1,2683.21260
    31/03/12£5,087£5,046£41£66£1,461£1,2242.91320
    31/03/11£5,116£5,471£-355£78£1,420£1,3242.91300
    31/03/10£4,959£5,097£-139£72£1,775£1,5133.61210
    31/03/09£4,425£4,183£242£106£1,914£1,6334.71090
    31/03/08£4,243£3,961£282£63£1,671£1,3964.21040
    31/03/07£4,125£3,283£843£31£1,389£4751.71190
    31/03/06£2,121£2,187£-66£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£1,865£1,892£-26£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£1,434£987£447£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 23%
    Liabilities/Income: 9%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 3.7 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.5
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    Who works here?
    • 183 employees
    • 50 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    Where it operates
    • Scotland, Throughout England,

    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
    £52,206 25/06/2020
    Funding allowed the group to continue supporting veterans and their families, helping them to voice their needs and concerns and get the support they require.
    Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
    £52,206 15/06/2020
    To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
    Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
    £185,851 01/04/2019
    Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes.
    Ministry of Defence - ALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund
    £19,439 01/04/2018
    Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants for local projects that support community integration or local delivery of services.
    Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
    £185,851 01/04/2018
    Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
    Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
    £185,851 01/04/2017
    Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes.
    Comic Relief - Tech for Good - Assessment Assistant – Beta Support
    £43,500 15/07/2015
    6
    SEAP wish to extend the support we offer people who are going through the assessment processes for the two main disability related benefits – ESA and PIP. The project will involve the further ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 5/6 persons

    Age Range of Trustees: 43-66
    • JANE DODSON (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant
    • SUTIN YANG Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Portfolio Manager
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/05/2000, number: 1080679
    • Registered at Companies House on 03/04/2000, number: 03963421
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; all on time
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from WEST BERKSHIRE CITIZEN ADVOCACY SERVICE on 14/10/2019
    Main office

    Rock House
    49-51 Cambridge Road
    HASTINGS
    East Sussex
    TN34 1DT

    Objectives

    TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, YOUTH, DISABILITY, ILL-HEALTH OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES IN ENGLAND.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    ENGLAND

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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