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advocacy focus

The charity supports elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Advocacy Focus is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Accrington and operates in Lancashire, Trafford, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Free, confidential and independent advocacy support for vulnerable people to take part in decisions relating to their health and social care. The charity delivers a range of services including training, statutory mental health and mental capacity advocacy & general advocacy support for issues relating to health & social care in particular for those whose primary issues relate to mental health.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,462,800
Latest Expenditure
£2,391,200

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 97.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £2,443,571
Other Trading £0
Investments £19,229
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,388,660
Raising Funds £2,540
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,462,800£2,391,200£2,388,660£870,508£340,00070 / 42
2023£2,108,739£2,071,257£2,069,876£813,635£533,63560 / 26
2022£1,805,415£1,857,731£1,857,731£808,031£528,03156 / 28
2021£1,702,026£1,749,810£1,749,810£828,427£548,42758 / 30
2020£1,689,982£1,817,041£1,808,171£878,156£598,14663 / 26

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers