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pohwer

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Pohwer is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Hertfordshire and operates in England and Scotland.


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

POhWER provides information, advice, statutory and non statutory advocacy services to people with disabilities or who are vulnerable or disadvantaged, supporting them to speak up and have a voice that is heard when important decisions are being made about them. Our statutory advocacy services include Community Advocacy, Mental Health and Mental Capacity advocacy and NHS/Health Complaints advocacy.

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£16,086,520
Latest Expenditure
£15,936,683

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 99.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £4,015
Charitable Activities £16,013,723
Other Trading £0
Investments £67,602
Other Income £1,180

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £15,936,184
Raising Funds £499
Governance £73,547
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£16,086,520£15,936,683£15,936,184£4,492,251£4,492,251443 / 33
2023£16,911,291£16,643,342£16,640,356£4,342,414£4,342,414428 / 81
2022£15,934,026£14,315,376£14,230,552£4,074,465£4,074,465432 / 120
2021£15,624,829£14,559,653£14,552,334£2,455,815£2,455,815403 / 104
2020£13,495,348£13,208,324£13,173,324£1,390,639£1,390,639418 / 130

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers