01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 25 June 1997
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03233774
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £6,966
- Latest expenditure
- £68,670
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: MMO, Wellesley House, 204 London Road, WATERLOOVILLE, Hampshire, PO7 7AN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.choicesadvocacy.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Choices Advocacy provides independent advocacy and advocacy related services ie Person Centred Planning to children and young people, adults with a learning disability, older people, vulnerable, socially excluded people in Southampton and across Southern Hampshire. Independent Advocacy empowers and enables vulnerable people to speak up and have their views and wishes heard.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,966
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £68,670
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £15,816
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £66,143
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £10,064
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,076
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £57,220
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £68,577
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £14,686
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £153,677
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £15,816
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £66,143
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 3 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £10,064
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,076
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £57,220
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £68,577
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 52220
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 1 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £14,686
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £153,677
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 14686
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Southampton City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wiltshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hampshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- East Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CHOICES ADVOCACY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2015-03-18T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3942398
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1074669
- Assoc Charity Name
- EAST HAMPSHIRE ADVOCACY SCHEME
- Charity Name
- CHOICES ADVOCACY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1997-06-25T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 AUGUST 1996 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 15 MAY 1997 AND 24 NOVEMBER 2004
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ALL PEOPLE IN SOUTHAMPTON AND HAMPSHIRE AND TO ASSIST THOSE PERSONS TO OVERCOME THE DISADVANTAGES BROUGHT ABOUT BY THEIR DISABILITY OR AGE BY THE PROVISION OF A SERVICE. FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM
- Area Of Benefit
- SOUTHAMPTON AND HAMPSHIRE
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries