SERVICES FOR EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY

Charity number: 1194750
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Independent advocacy and participation service working across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire - enabling homeless people within housing, health and social care settings to have a voice, participate within the services they receive and empower them to reach their full potential.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £206,900
Total expenditure: £198,426

People

4 Trustee(s)

6 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
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Derbyshire
  • Lincolnshire
  • North East Lincolnshire
  • North Lincolnshire
  • Nottingham City
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Sheffield City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 June 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • SEA (Working name)
  • SERVICES FOR EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY CIC (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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
David Simms Chair 01 May 2022
None on record
Jerry Hall Trustee 13 September 2024
None on record
Mark Weightman Trustee 20 October 2021
None on record
JULIE ANN FORD Trustee 12 August 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £232.42k £191.71k £206.90k
Total expenditure £209.05k £217.55k £198.43k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 20 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 20 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 20 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 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 09 Jun 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: THE OBJECTS OF SERVICES FOR EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY ARE TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO PEOPLE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED AND IN NEED OF HOUSING, CARE OR SUPPORT THROUGH: (1) THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY SERVICES WHICH HELP DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS, PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND MAKE COMPLAINTS, AND UPHOLD THEIR RIGHTS, (2) THE PROVISION OF SERVICES THAT HELP DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITY AND LIFE SKILLS AND ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY, (3) THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO ORGANISATIONS WHO DELIVER SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE TO HELP THEM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR SERVICE USER’S NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS.

Contact information

Address:
Suite 201
Merchants Court
21-23 Castle Gate
Nottingham
NG1 7AQ
Phone:
0800 0197 828
Email:
info@seaparticipation.org.uk
Website:

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