ADVONET
Registered charity 1126132 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Advonet exists to ensure everyone can have their needs heard and their rights respected. It both delivers services directly and promotes independent advocacy provided by partners in Leeds and the surrounding area. Advonet will work to strengthen and empower, individuals, families and communities. Advonet will champion and inspire positive change in service provision.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit, reducing its total reserves from £559,647 to £397,757. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £313,905 are maintained in line with a policy to cover three months of core costs, although the stated free reserves of £167,586 are below this target. The financial health is further impacted by the post-year-end liquidation of its trading subsidiary, Leep1 CIC.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of core costs (held: £314k)
“The trustees have established a reserves policy to ensure the charity can continue to meet its objectives in the event of unforeseen financial difficulties. At the end of the financial year, the charity held £167,586 (2024: £271,792) in free reserves.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Subcontracted advocacy work to Age UK Leeds and Touchstone.
“During the year Advonet subcontracted to Age UK Leeds and Touchstone (2024: Age UK Leeds, Touchstone and Sign Health). Note 9 includes details of amounts paid to these parties for subcontracted advocacy work. Touchstone is a charity which had a director/trustee in common until their resignation March 2023.. In October 2018, Advonet also entered into partnership with Touchstone in delivering advocacy work for the Kirklees Advocacy Hub. Total income received from Touchstone as part of this partnership was £nil (2024: £68,700). During the year, in addition to the recharge of expenses, Advonet charged Leep1 CIC (a subsidiary) management charges amounting to £19,951 (2024: £22,944). At the year end, Leep1 CIC owed Advonet £nil (2024: £11,583) after providing against the full balance of £66,334 as the subsidiary company has entered liquidation post year end and the rest is not recoverable.” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BHP LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (10/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (21/06/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Cllr Peter John Gruen
- IVAN NIP
- Jodie Champaneria
- Keith Kirwin
- Kirti Tandel
- Nick Stone
- Nicola Nicholson
- RALPH PORTER
- REINHARD BECK
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kirklees · Leeds City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ADVONET financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit, reducing its total reserves from £559,647 to £397,757. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £313,905 are maintained in line with a policy to cover three months of core costs, although the stated free reserves of £167,586 are below this target. The financial health is further impacted by the post-year-end liquidation of its trading subsidiary, Leep1 CIC. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BHP LLP.
Who funds ADVONET?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ADVONET as a grant recipient include MOTABILITY.
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