Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Advice and individual advocacy
Discover 405 Charitable activities charities that specialise in advice and individual advocacy. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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World Association For Christian Communication
Charitable activities, SocietyThe Association promotes communication for social change. It believes that communication is a basic human right that define's people's common humanity ,strengthens cultures,enables participation ,creates community & challenges tyranny & oppression. It works through advocacy,education,training and the creation & sharing of knowledge.Its worldwide membership works with faithbased & secular partners
Derbyshire Law Centre LTD
Charitable activities, Social welfareTo provide a range of legal advice and representation services to the most disadvantaged communities in Derbyshire.
Citizens Advice Bureaux (salford)
Charitable activitiesThe charity is established for the promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the area of Salford.
Results Education
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfareRESULTS works to generate the public and political will to make a difference to the lives of the poorest people in the developing world. RESULTS carries out strategic advocacy, media and public awareness-raising campaigns at national and international level. We seek to engage, influence and encourage parliamentarians and public officials in their efforts to alleviate world hunger and poverty.
Northampton Hope Centre
Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfareHope is a progressive anti-poverty charity helping anyone affected by poverty and exclusion, through services, campaigning and advocacy.We alleviate the immediate and ongoing impact of poverty, through providing basic services like food, clothing and shelter, alongside work to help those experiencing homelessness, mental health and addictions to overcome these and make lasting life changes
The Printing Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HousingWe have been supporting people who work or have worked in printing, packaging and publishing since 1827. Our charitable aims include promoting independence, protecting dignity and furthering skills. We meet our aims through providing financial, emotional and practical support, including a free 24/7 helpline, and working with industry partners to champion the sector's emerging talent.
Sane
Charitable activities, HealthRaising awareness and campaigning to combat stigma surrounding mental illness and to improve mental health servicesProviding emotional support and specialist services through its helpline SANEline open 365 evenings a year, Email service, Textcare and Online ForumPromoting and hosting research into the causes of mental illness and effectiveness of treatments and therapies
Icaew Foundation
Arts, Charitable activitiesThe Foundation and linked charities(except CACIP which acts as the charities' investment vehicle)provide donations for public benefit in areas of particular interest to the ICAEW,i.e.the advancement of education particularly in accounting and related subjects, provision of a library and information service, funds prizes awarded through ICAEW's exams and funds academic research projects and events.
Consonant LTD
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Economic and community development, EducationLegal advice provision, community education, empowerment, media and policy work, nursery, employment and training services, health promotion, volunteering, IT and ESOL classes
Respond
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesWe aim to make a real difference to people with learning disabilities by providing effective and flexible support to help them to improve their lives. Respond work with children, young people and adults with learning disabilities who have experienced abuse or trauma, as well as those who have abused others through psychotherapy, advocacy, campaigning and other support.
Dementia Matters
Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social careDementia Matters provides support services to people with dementia and other degenerative neurological disorders and their carers. The charity provides a home care and support service in the community, independent supported living houses, day centres, residential respite care, training, advice and information and advocacy.
Havering Citizens Advice Bureaux
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS supportProvides an independant, free, impartial and confidential advice service to everybody regardless of race, sex, disability, sexuality, nationality or religion.Provides training in advice work and in administration for volunteers to externally accredited standards
The Angelou Centre
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareHolistic services to promote economic independence of disadvantaged women in the North East through partnerships and networks including women and children survivors of abuse; carers and older women:Advocacy TrainingIndividual advice and guidancePersonal developmentJob searchEnterpriseChildcare support Family SupportEmergency AccommodationSocial and Creative Activities
Vetlife
Charitable activities, Health, Professions, Social welfareProvides financial assistance to deserving veterinary surgeons, RVNs and their dependants; provides a helpline and website for veterinary surgeons, students and nurses; provides for the relief of mental and physical illness, associated with compulsive behaviour or stress or depression, which may or may not result from alcohol or drug addiction or other forms of dependence.
Nucleus Community Action LTD
Charitable activities, Facilities, Social welfareNucleus combats poverty by providing advice and access to social welfare advice through telephone advice, face to face advice and representation.
Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau
Charitable activitiesINFORMATION and ADVICE AGENCY
Bath And District Citizens Advice Bureau
Charitable activitiesTo provide free, impartial advice and information regarding their rights and responsibilities to the people of Bath and District.
Wiltshire Law Centre
Charitable activities, HousingProvides free legal advice in housing, debt, and welfare benefits
Multiple Sclerosis-UK Limited
Arts, Charitable activities, Health, LeisureMS-UK provides information and support to people affected by Multiple Sclerosis. We host a wide range of online activities including exercise for all abilities, yoga, mindfulness, information sessions and peer support groups. We also run a national helpline, produce online and printed information booklets on all aspects of life with MS, and publish our magazine, New Pathways.
Citizens Advice South Gloucestershire
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe Charity's objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in South Gloucestershire and surrounding areas by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress.
Release Legal Emergency And Drugs Service Limited
Arts, Charitable activities, HealthRelease is the national centre of expertise on drugs and drugs law providing free and confidential specialist advice to the public and professionals via our national legal and drugs helpline. The charity also provides the following frontline services: therapeutic counselling, expert witness (reports and testimony) and legal outreach surgeries, as well as a number of free publications.
Citizens Advice Reading
Charitable activitiesTo provide the advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect peoples lives
Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau
Charitable activitiesThe delivery of community legal advice services to the people of Bristol
Bromley Citizens Advice Bureaux Limited
Charitable activitiesProvide a free, confidential, independent and impartial service of advice, information and counsel for the public who live or work in the London Borough of Bromley through its offices in Bromley and outreaches in Orpington and Penge. Ensure individuals do not suffer through a lack of knowledge or an inability to express their needs effectively.
Maidstone Citizens Advice Bureau
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS supportThe Charity was established on 1st January 1940 to provide information, advice and assistance to the community of Maidstone Borough and surrounding areas. It employs paid staff and volunteers to provide specialist and generalist advice respectively to clients who access the Bureau.The Charity aims to be a first point of contact for people suffering from all sorts of discrimination.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities are there in the UK?
There are 405 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?
Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). 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 £8.9bn 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 96.7%. 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 £1.4m. 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.