THE ADVOCACY PROJECT
Registered charity 1084106 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADVOCATE FOR MENTAL HEALTH, WESTMINSTER MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY PROJECT
The Advocacy Project ensures that London's most vulnerable people have meaningful choice and control over what happens in their lives. We support people living with mental health conditions, eating disorders,learning disabilities, dementia. We work with all age ranges from children and young people, adults and older people. We provide 1:1 advocacy, group advocacy and user involvement/engagement.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the charitable company's affairs. The independent auditor concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the company's ability to continue operating.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Advocacy Project (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- National Lottery — “New funding from the National Lottery will help us tackle health inequalities” (source page)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/11/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (02/06/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Deborah Finding
- Dr DELE OLAJIDE
- Jayesh Ramesh Patel
- Pankaj Nathalal Shah · trustee of 1 other charity
- Rachel Hutchings
- Rachel Russell
- Roger Skipp
- Vivienne Ifeanyi Ogugua Modebe
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ADVOCACY PROJECT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the charitable company's affairs. The independent auditor concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the company's ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.
Government & lottery funding
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