SOUTH ESSEX ADVOCACY SERVICES

Charity number: 1164092
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of Advocacy services for all eligible persons age over 18 who are a resident of Southend on Sea. Advocacy services provided: Care Act, IMCA, PRPR, IMHA, NHS Complaints, Child Protection(parent) and Citizen/General.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £367,407
Total expenditure: £357,166

Total income includes £222,948 from 1 government contract(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

15 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Southend-on-sea

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 October 2015: CIO registration
  • 09 December 2016: Funds received from 1054073 SOUTH EAST ESSEX ADVOCACY FOR OLDER PEOPLE
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • SEEAFOP (Working name)
  • SOUTH EAST ESSEX ADVOCACY FOR OLDER PEOPLE (Previous name)
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • 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
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Paula Whittle Chair 31 January 2022
SOUTHEND ON SEA GUILD OF HELP AND CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Received: On time
CITIZENS ADVICE ESSEX LIMITED
Received: On time
NIRMAL GUPTA MBE Trustee 20 June 2022
ESSEX ASIAN WOMENS ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Marcia Carr Trustee 14 March 2022
None on record
Keith Davidson Trustee 14 March 2022
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 £327.48k £332.58k £422.05k £389.06k £367.41k
Total expenditure £355.05k £351.19k £352.23k £344.36k £357.17k
Income from government contracts N/A £306.98k £194.70k £215.89k £222.95k
Income from government grants £146.25k N/A £114.25k 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 06 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 07 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 07 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 18 January 2021 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 - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 23 OCT 2015 AMENDED ON 14 DEC 2017

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN NEED, INCLUDING THE ELDERLY, WITHIN THE SOUTH EAST ESSEX AREA BY THE PROVISION OF AN ADVOCACY SERVICE, GOODS OR SERVICES.

Contact information

Address:
UNIT 2
225-235 WEST ROAD
WESTCLIFFE-ON-SEA
ESSEX
SS0 9DE
Phone:
01702340566
Email:
paula.blundell@southessexadvocacy.org
Website:

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