Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Advice and individual advocacy
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Centre For Alternative Technology Charity Limited
Animals, Arts, Charitable activities, EducationCAT seeks to inspire, inform and enable people to adopt sustainable technologies and practices. The Charity achieves its objectives by: promoting scenarios for a Zero Carbon Britian; providing education through school visits, short courses and postgraduate teaching; publishing a members' magazine; providing a free information service; operating a visitor centre; hosting external events.
Racing Welfare
Charitable activities, Health, Housing, LeisureThe charity provides support for those working in or retired from the horseracing and thoroughbred industry including: provision of occupational health and mental health services; a 24 hour support line; advice and guidance; community events for working and retired staff; grants to individuals and organisations; housing; career advice and training support.
Coram Children's Legal Centre Limited
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities1, The provision of legal advice, support and information to children, young people and their carers2, The publication of information and research3, The provision of training and consultancy in relation to children and young people in the UK and overseas.
Central England Law Centre Limited
Charitable activities, Social welfareWe offer specialist advice, representation and advocacy, and our aim is to use the law to seek change, so that those facing poverty or disadvantage, discrimination or exclusion are better able to take a full and active part in society.
Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau
Charitable activitiesCitizens Advice Derbyshire Districts provides free, impartial and confidential advice to people living in Amber Valley, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash, High Peak and surrounding areas to help them deal with the problems they face, and help to improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives.
United St Saviour's Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HousingGrant making and other support to Southwark beneficiary organisations. Advice and guidance to Southwark individuals. Provision of almshouse accommodation to Southwark residents over 60 on limited income. Research activities
Adoption UK Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesAdoption UK is a membership organisation providing support, community and advocacy for all those parenting or supporting children who cannot live with their birth parents. We connect adoptive families, provide information and signposting on a range of adoption-related issues and campaign for improvements to adoption policy and legislation at the highest levels.
Community Advice And Law Service LTD
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareCommunity Advice and Law Service, trading as Leicester Community Advice and Law Centre, provides an independent specialist legal advice service in social welfare law including debt, housing, welfare benefits and immigration. We also provide financial capability support through the Moneywise Living project, energy advice and generalist advice at Foodbanks.
Keyring-Living Support Networks
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Housing, Social welfareKeyRing supports OVER 1500 vulnerable adults to build skills and networks needed to live independently in their own homes each year. Within the KeyRing Networks, mutual support, community engagement and social connections are facilitated by our volunteers and staff. Other activities include Ancora helping 1400 people in hardship in Oldham and the North Yorkshire Advocacy Service.
Thurrock And Brentwood Mind
Charitable activities, Health, Leisure, Social welfareServices for the people of Thurrock and Brentwood suffering from emotional or mental distress: advocacy, befriending, counselling, groupwork, community bridge building/activities, horticultural training/work focused scheme
North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre Limited
Charitable activitiesThe twin aims of Citizens Advice North Yorkshire are to provide the advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives.
Rape Crisis South London
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Social welfareSupport for survivors of sexual violence aged 4 and up : Counselling. Group, Play therapies. Self Esteem Workshops. Training and Consultancy for professionals. Prevention and Awareness workshops with young people. Advocacy support for survivors going through the Criminal Justice System. Outreach for survivors for who face additional marginalisation or barrier for support.
Southall Black Sisters
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareSouthall Black Sisters provides a holistic specialist support service in relation to all forms of domestic abuse, sexual abuse and honour-based abuse including forced marriage, FGM and other harmful practices. We combine crisis intervention work with long-term advocacy, policy and campaigning work that stems directly from our front-line experience.
Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service
Charitable activities, HealthProvide immediate medical care to any person injured in a accident or involved in any medical emergency in the area of Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire or any area reasonably close to. Advance the principles of Pre-Hospital Emergency Care on a national basis;providing advice and guidance in all aspects of such care;including delivery of training and provision of approved emergency equipment.
Goleudy Housing And Support Limited
Charitable activities, HousingThe charity works with persons who by reason of mental or physical health face exclusion. Activities carried out include the provision of housing and support, the provision of advice, advocacy and development opportunities for individuals and the commitment to learn from individuals' experiences and voice these to inform social action and social change.
International Agency For The Prevention Of Blindness
Charitable activities, Health1 Advocacy to influence government policy, health systems and resourcing decisions at global, regional and national levels 2 Promotion of knowledge and learning so Members are more able to contribute to eye health3 Generate resources sufficient to enable Members to deliver the strategy4 Global initiatives that bring value and enhance collaboration to achieve universal eye health coverage
Lancashire Women
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Education, Health, HeritageLancashire Women's Centres offer support in a non-judgemental, confidential and safe environment. Services include complex casework, mental health interventions, money, benefit and debt advice, training, mentoring and volunteering opportunities. We are open to all women but have specific focus on those with mental health needs and those with an offending history. We have 5 bases in Lancashire.
Hospices Of Hope Limited
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HealthHospices of Hope works through its partner organisations in Romania and the surrounding countries to relieve the suffering of terminally ill adults and children by increasing access to palliative care. The charity encourages the hospice movement through education, innovation, advocacy. The charity doesn't work directly with its vulnerable beneficiaries, the model is to support local organizations.
West Mercia Women's Aid
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareWest Mercia Women's Aid works with women and children affected by domestic violence. We provide:24 hour helpline in Hfdshire, Shropshire & WorcsAdvice, advocacy and supportRefuge accommodationOutreach & floating support servicesChildren's support workRecruiting, training & support of volunteersProvision of training & consultancyPublic awareness raising activities
Missing People Limited
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HousingEvery 90 seconds in the UK, someone is reported missing. Missing People is an independent charity and is a lifeline to the 170,000 people who are reported missing each year, and to their families and friends left behind. The charity operates a free and confidential helpline daily from 10am to 10pm to provide non-judgemental advice and guidance to anybody affected by the issue of missing on 116000
Centre Thirty Three Young People's Counselling And Information Service
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, HousingCentre 33 provides free and confidential services to young people up to the age of 25 in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. We support and advocate for young people with their mental health and wellbeing, issues with housing, money, sexual health, education, caring responsibilities and more.
Onside Independent Advocacy
Charitable activitiesThe objects of the charity are to promote the relief of people, who through disability or ill health are unable, without assistance, to obtain their full rights and privileges as citizens.
Hull And East Riding Citizens Advice Bureau LTD
Charitable activitiesPROVIDES FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, AND INDEPENDENT INFORMATION,ADVICE, ADVOCACY AND REPRESENTATION TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. ALSO EXERCISES A RESPONSIBLE INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL POLICIES.
Life 2009
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, HousingLife is a UK Pregnancy support charity:Creating a world where no one faces pregnancy or pregnancy loss alone. Through our services, we help more than 45,000 people each year to meet pregnancy or pregnancy loss with courage and dignity so they can flourish. Our services include a freephone Helpline, housing and community support , free practical support, and crafting educational content.
Mencap In Kirklees
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe provision of high quality support and advice to meet the needs of children, young people and adults with a learning disability. This includes support and advice to families and carers. The major areas of activity are : day services, residential services, community support, befriending and advocacy.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities are there in the UK?
There are 2,489 registered advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities by income?
Lloyd's Register Foundation is the largest by latest reported annual income (£691.7m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities?
Advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities reported a combined annual income of £17.8bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities?
Across all advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 85.8%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities?
Advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities have an average annual income of £1.1m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.