CHESHIRE ADVOCACY

Charity Number: 1159737
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We make grants to other organisations to provide advocacy services to people with a learning disability living in Cheshire: * assisting clients to obtain their full rights as a citizen * helping clients understand information, communicate and participate in decisions affecting their lives

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £9,814

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 December 2014: CIO registration
  • 07 April 2016: Funds received from 1014487 EAST CHESHIRE ADVOCACY
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • ECA (Working name)
  • EAST CHESHIRE ADVOCACY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JACQUELINE ANN ALEXANDER Chair 30 December 2014
None on record
Ashley Readshaw Trustee 05 April 2016
None on record
Joseph Thomas Godden Trustee 06 October 2015
None on record
RICHARD JAMES BENSON Trustee 30 December 2014
None on record
Robert Alan Smith Trustee 30 December 2014
None on record
STEPHEN JOHN FRY Trustee 30 December 2014
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 £1 £29.08k £0 £0 £0
Total expenditure £16.36k £7.46k £17.72k £12.39k £9.81k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 23 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 07 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 07 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 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.

CIO - Association Registered 30 Dec 2014

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE CLIENT(S)) LIVING IN CHESHIRE AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS.

Contact information

Address:
Cheshire Advocacy
C/O Bennett Brooks Accountants
St George's Court
Winnington Avenue
Northwich
CW8 4EE
Phone:
01606721300
Email:
No information available
Website:

No information available