ADVOCACY FIRST

Registered charity 1071906 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BROMLEY ADVOCACY ALLIANCE

Since 1998Advocacy First helps thousands of people from all walks of life. Our service is free and confidential We provide confidential advocacy for patients in hospital, empowering them to leave hospital to a location and way living of their choice. We bridge the gaps in service for patients and work together with other organisations in the area. We listen to clients issues and work for them.

Objects

TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO HAVE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, VISUAL OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENT OR WHO MAY BE IN NEED OF RELIEF BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, YOUTH OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES BY THE PROVISION OF AN EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY SERVICE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS INCLUDING LONDON SOUTH OF THE THAMES.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS INCLUDING LONDON SOUTH OF THE THAMES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit, with total funds decreasing from £28,219 to £24,147 over the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintained sufficient resources through active risk management and reserve reviews despite the financial shortfall. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters requiring attention were identified during the examination.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03613999

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• SRI-PATHMANATHAN, Ramanan — director, appointed 01/06/2026on trustee list
• MARSHALL, Krys — director, appointed 16/12/2014on trustee list
• SHOOMAN, Stephen Harold — director, appointed 12/10/2012on trustee list
• MASSEY, Anu — director, appointed 21/06/2010on trustee list
• SHOOMAN, Stephen Harold — secretary, appointed 24/10/2018

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANU MASSEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• KRYS MARSHALL
• Ramanan Sri-Pathmanathan · trustee of 1 other charity
• STEPHEN SHOOMAN

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bromley · Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).