ADVOCACY ALLIANCE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 1 October 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £183,662
Latest expenditure: £149,231
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Office 28, The Street, 12 Lower Clark Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 7PW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.helphubyorkshire.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Advocacy Alliance provides free, independent advocacy support to individuals on a one to one basis.The organisation recruits trains and supports members of the community to become volunteer advocates.Advocacy Alliance provides safeguarding training to vulnerable people

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: 13 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £183,662
Total Gross Expenditure: £149,231

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: 10 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £249,262
Total Gross Expenditure: £232,055

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: 18 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £209,499
Total Gross Expenditure: £184,214

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: 5 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £112,573
Total Gross Expenditure: £184,566

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: 16 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 16 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £239,323
Total Gross Expenditure: £159,560

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £183,662
Total Gross Expenditure: £149,231
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: 12

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: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £249,262
Total Gross Expenditure: £232,055
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 97271
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: 18

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: 18 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £209,499
Total Gross Expenditure: £184,214
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 56113
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: 20

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: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £112,573
Total Gross Expenditure: £184,566
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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: 16 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £239,323
Total Gross Expenditure: £159,560
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 52200
Income From Government Grants: £35,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Middlesbrough
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: City Of York
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: North Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ADVOCACY ALLIANCE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-10-01T00:00:00

Charity Name: ADVOCACY ALLIANCE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-02-17T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 1014398
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1014398
Assoc Charity Name: ADVOCACY ALLIANCE

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 01 Oct 2015
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE, ASSIST AND DEVELOP THE REPRESENTATION OF ALL PEOPLE IN NEED OF SUCH HELP BY VIRTUE OF THEIR AGE, VULNERABILITY CAUSED BY AUTISM OR ANOTHER HEALTH ISSUE , MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITY TO HELP THEM OVERCOME ANY DISADVANTAGE THAT FLOWS FROM THEIR PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, BY THE PROVISION OF A SERVICE DESIGNED TO :-PROMOTE, ASSIST AND DEVELOP THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY AND RELATED SERVICES FOR THOSE PEOPLE IN NEED OF SUCH SUPPORT. ADVOCACY IS TAKING ACTION TO HELP PEOPLE SAY WHAT THEY WANT, SECURE THEIR RIGHTS, REPRESENT THEIR INTERESTS AND OBTAIN THE SERVICES THEY NEED. ADVOCACY ALLIANCE DOES THIS BY RECRUITING, TRAINING AND SUPPORTING ADVOCATES (INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS) IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT AND CONFIDENTIAL ADVOCACY SERVICE, IN A ONE TO ONE OR GROUP SETTING. ADVOCACY ALLIANCE PROMOTES SOCIAL INCLUSION, EQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AS BEFITTING ALL INDIVIDUALS' PRIVILEGES AS A CITIZEN.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures