ADVOCACY SERVICES NORTH EAST WALES

Registered charity 1110143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FLINTSHIRE ADVOCACY SERVICES LTD, FLINTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY SERVICES, FMHAS

Provides information,advocacy and support to enable persons with mental health problems in North East Wales to obtain their full rights and privileges as citizens

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Latest income
£622k
Latest spending
£675k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased to £109,124 from £162,169 in the prior year, driven by a net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees' report notes that the charity plans to continue activities subject to satisfactory funding arrangements, while the independent examiner confirmed no matters came to attention requiring further disclosure.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £109k)
the organisation will to endeavour maintain a minimum reserve equivalent to the current three months running costs of the organisation, and endeavour to increase this amount to the equivalent of six months running costs.
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with trustee-connected organisations
Due to the nature of the charity's operations and the composition of the board of trustees it is inevitable that transactions will take place with the organisations in which a member may have an interest. All transactions involving organisations in which a trustee may have an interest are conducted at arm 's length. — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£622k
Total spending
£675k
Reserves (reported)
£109k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Denbighshire · Flintshire · Wrexham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£622k£675k
31/03/2025£652k£680k
31/03/2024£542k£561k
31/03/2023£483k£431k
31/03/2022£555k£537k

Common questions

Is ADVOCACY SERVICES NORTH EAST WALES financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased to £109,124 from £162,169 in the prior year, driven by a net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees' report notes that the charity plans to continue activities subject to satisfactory funding arrangements, while the independent examiner confirmed no matters came to attention requiring further disclosure. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWY1£75k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CONWY AND DENBIGHSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY SERVICE LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ADVOCACY SERVICES NORTH EAST WALES£622k0unclearno doubt
CONWY AND DENBIGHSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY SERVICE LTD FY2025£1.3m0unclearno doubt
ADVOCACY SUPPORT IN CYMRU LTD FY2025£2.4m0aboveno doubt
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS WALES LIMITED FY2025£1.6m1unclearno doubt
ADVOCACY MATTERS (WALES) FY2025£264k0belowno doubt
ADVOCACY FOCUS FY2025£2.6munclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.