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ADVANCE ADVOCACY AND NON-VIOLENCE COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Registered charity 1086873 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADVANCE

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Latest income
£9.4m
Latest spending
£9.0m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an overall annual surplus of £417,889 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £1,087,746. Per the trustees' report, the Board considers that Advance can continue its current activities with existing reserves, noting that cash balances at year-end were £1,502,393. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: up to two months of staff costs, three months of premises costs and one month of running and activities costs for all projects (held: £1.1m)
“unrestricted funds held should be equivalent to up to two months of staff costs, three months of premises costs and one month of running and activities costs for all projects.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£9.4m
Total spending
£9.0m
Cost of raising funds
£381k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
154

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£9.4m£9.0m
31/03/2024£8.2m£8.3m
31/03/2023£7.7m£7.6m
31/03/2022£6.5m£6.2m
31/03/2021£4.4m£4.4m

Common questions

Is ADVANCE ADVOCACY AND NON-VIOLENCE COMMUNITY EDUCATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated an overall annual surplus of £417,889 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £1,087,746. Per the trustees' report, the Board considers that Advance can continue its current activities with existing reserves, noting that cash balances at year-end were £1,502,393. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.