Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 9
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

ADVANCE ADVOCACY AND NON-VIOLENCE COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Providing advocacy and support in the community for women and children experiencing domestic abuse and sexual violence, and women who are involved in the criminal justice system and offending.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£7,723£7,616£107£198£1,168£1,1591.814010
31/03/22£6,534£6,247£287£236£1,061£9071.71140
31/03/21£4,380£4,373£7£105£774£6251.78919
31/03/20£4,201£4,159£43£67£767£5541.68228
31/03/19£3,422£3,420£2£66£724£5141.86713
31/03/18£2,431£2,197£234£36£722£4762.6450
31/03/17£2,164£1,884£280£35£489£2951.9410
31/03/16*£1,583£1,640£-57£41£208£2081.5380
31/03/15£1,346£1,644£-297£1,643£266£1411320
31/03/14*£1,537£1,494£43£50£563£3392.7450
31/03/13£1,451£1,348£103£18£520£2712.4340
31/03/12£984£1,144£-161£3£438£4144.3290
31/03/11£902£842£61£3£599£5307.6210
31/03/10£787£714£73£0£538£4938.3200
31/03/09*£687£479£208£3£463£41910.5140
31/03/08£375£294£81n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£344£256£88n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£257£250£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£190£163£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£150£144£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 50%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 1.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 24 years

www.advancecharity.org.uk

admin@advancecharity.org.uk

02039533111

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime£2,126,592
The London Community Foundation£183,346
City Bridge Trust£49,311
Ministry of Justice£12,329
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime - Grant to Advance Advocacy and Non Violence Community Education
£200,000 13/03/2023
Allocation of Ministry of Justice IDVA funding FY 2021/22 to 2022/23
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime - Grant to Advance Advocacy and Non Violence Community Education
£405,000 10/03/2023
Ministry of Justice DA/SV 22-25 - Funding for 3 x FTE Helpline Duty Workers (1 post will be split 0.6 Brent & 0.4 Ealing)
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime - Grant to Advance Advocacy and Non Violence Community Education
£200,000 14/02/2023
London Co-commissioned female offender service- Advance
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime - Grant to Advance Advocacy and Non Violence Community Education
£35,766 12/12/2022
Female Offenders Diversion Pilot: Modification to Grant Agreement Adult Diversion Pilot for Women - 8-week extension of service provision (Original was MOPAC 158)
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime - Grant to Advance Advocacy and Non Violence Community Education
£995,126 07/09/2022
LCPF/CCF funded female offender services - Women’s Centres and Wrap Around ServiceWomen’s Centres and Wrap Around Service - Grant Modification - Cost Extension to December 2022.
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime - Grant to Advance Advocacy and Non Violence Community Education
£103,000 30/06/2022
Female Offenders Diversion Pilot: Modification to Grant Agreement Adult Diversion Pilot for Women - 6 month cost extension FY2022/23 (Original was MOPAC 158)
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime - Grant to Advance Advocacy and Non Violence Community Education
£187,700 13/04/2022
Allocation of Ministry of Justice IDVA funding FY 2021/22 to 2022/23
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding
£12,329 01/04/2022
To further increase the sustainability of the sector, and to provide funding for services and interventions.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Advance Advocacy and Non-Violence Community Education
£49,311 22/04/2021
towards the salary of a new Insights Manager, Comms Manager and contributions across the M&E and management functions of the organisation
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Advance Advocacy and Non Violence Community Education
£41,233 22/12/2020
14
41,232.93 to help survivors of domestic abuse: a) access tailored emergency support via our Crisis response and support Duty line, and b) those of who are facing financial hardship due to Covid19 and its ramifications to meet their most basic, ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Advance Advocacy and Non-Violence Community Education
£142,113 17/07/2020
Additional costs due to COVID-19 lockdown until end of October 2020 as outlined in your application budget. Please note your application has been part funded as confirmed with you by MOPAC.
Greater London Authority - Citizen Led Engagement Programme
£12,000 26/03/2019
Citizen-Led is a peer research project designed to enhance engagement with communities whose voice and influence over public policy has previously been unheard. 
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Advance
£90,000 04/12/2014
36
towards three years' running costs of a domestic abuse advocacy service in London for women and children who are at high risk of harm
City Bridge Trust - Grant to ADVANCE
£90,000 27/11/2014
36
£90,000 over three years (3 x £30,000) towards the salary of an Engagement Officer, plus management and project running costs.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Minerva T2A Pathway
£150,000 07/10/2013
Minerva T2A Pathway
National Lottery Community Fund - MINERVA
£228,774 12/10/2011
24
This project aims to divert women from offending and re-offending through counselling, group work and practical support. Beneficiaries will be assigned a key worker to help them access services, engage with child protection teams and combat feelings ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to ADVANCE (Advocacy and Non Violence Community Education)
£86,000 15/06/2011
Towards the salary of the key worker to work with women who are at risk of or are re-offending who receive no statutory support.
National Lottery Community Fund - ADVANCE
£175,967 12/01/2011
36
This project in the London Boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, provides unconditional crisis intervention and support to women experiencing or fleeing domestic and/or sexual abuse. This includes forced marriage and honour based violence. Immediate ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 25-74
  • ABUNDANCE TEMILE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Transformation Specialist
  • ANITA HAMILTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Communications Professional
  • CHARMIAN SEDMAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Digital Strategy Director
  • CHRISTINE MARIA AMALIE LOSECAAT VAN NOUHUYS (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • CHRISTINE MULLIN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Coo/Cfo
  • DEBORRAH ANNE PARKIN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Assistant Director Of Primary Care - Nwl Icb
  • DR MICHAEL SHORTT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Forensic Psychiatrist
  • DR SUSAN EDWARDS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professor Of Law - Criminal Justice
  • ELLY CRAWFORD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Fundraising & Events
  • EMILY MIDWOOD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Work In A Bank
  • GERALDINE MARION BERG Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
  • HELEN ELIZABETH SOULSBY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Talent Acquisition Specialist
  • KARTHIK MAHADEVAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Strategic Deals Leader
  • KATE PARSLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee
  • LUDOVICO GIANNOTTI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer
  • MEETA LUTHRA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Change Specialist
  • TRACEY KING Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Head Of Service
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2001, number: 1086873
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/09/2000, number: 04064660
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 07/01/2024, current status: Large charity (levy paid)
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
  • 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; AR16: 1 days late, AR14: 138 days late, AR09: 20 days late, AR06: 16 days late,
Main office

Advance c/o, Knox Cropper LLP,
65-68 Leadenhall Street
London
EC3A 2AD

Objectives

To provide information, support, advice and advocacy to persons, with particular focus on women and children, who experience or who are likely to be affected by domestic violence or other forms of violence against women and to women involved in the criminal justice system;To promote and advance the safety, health and well-being of women and children who are at risk or who are vulnerable, or likely to become involved in the criminal justice system, or likely to be affected by violence and abuse;To promote equality between women and men and to advance education in issues relating to violence against women, including without limit, its causes, the relief of its consequences, and its prevention, for the benefit of individuals, agencies and the community; andTo undertake any other charitable purpose in relation to ending violence and abuse and helping those affected by violence and abuse.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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