CHOICES ADVOCACY

Charity number: 1063071
Charity reporting is up to date (68 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £15,816
Total expenditure: £66,143

People

5 Trustee(s)

4 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset
  • East Sussex
  • Hampshire
  • Southampton City
  • West Sussex
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 June 1997: Standard registration
  • 18 March 2015: Funds received from 1074669 EAST HAMPSHIRE ADVOCACY SCHEME
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lorna Thomas Trustee 28 October 2015
None on record
MARK WILFORD Trustee
None on record
IAN MACDONALD Trustee
None on record
HOWARD TEECE Trustee
None on record
CLAIRE GRANT Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £426.84k £14.69k £57.22k £10.06k £15.82k
Total expenditure £378.94k £153.68k £68.58k £51.08k £66.14k
Income from government contracts £400.40k £14.69k £52.22k N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £5.00k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 09 April 2025 68 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 03 March 2024 32 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 01 February 2022 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 July 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 21 July 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

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

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

SOUTHAMPTON AND HAMPSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
MMO
Wellesley House
204 London Road
WATERLOOVILLE
Hampshire
PO7 7AN
Phone:
02380783715
Email:
hello@choices-advocacy.org.uk
Website:

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