CONWY AND DENBIGHSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY SERVICE LTD

Registered charity 1128582 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides independent advocacy services through all age ranges including those with mental health issues, mental capacity issues, learning disabilities, carers in North Wales and Surrounding areas. The service operates primarily within the geographical areas of Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd and Anglesey although not exclusively.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £557,584 at the end of the year, with unrestricted funds of £190,585. The trustees report that the charity remained financially stable, holding sufficient funds to enable continued operation for six months if external funds ceased, which aligns with their stated policy to maintain a minimum reserve equivalent to three months' running costs. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £191k)
“Unless and until otherwise agreed, the organisation will endeavour to 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 FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sage & Company Business Advisors Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£191k
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 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 (100% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.1m£916k
31/03/2022£502k£497k
31/03/2021£522k£486k

Common questions

Is CONWY AND DENBIGHSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY SERVICE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £557,584 at the end of the year, with unrestricted funds of £190,585. The trustees report that the charity remained financially stable, holding sufficient funds to enable continued operation for six months if external funds ceased, which aligns with their stated policy to maintain a minimum reserve equivalent to three months' running costs. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sage & Company Business Advisors Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/06/2020£8kCOVID-19 Paperless Contact Mental Health Advcoacy CADMHAS

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ADVOCACY SERVICES NORTH EAST WALES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CONWY AND DENBIGHSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY SERVICE LTD£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
ADVOCACY SERVICES NORTH EAST WALES FY2026£622k—0unclear—no doubt
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS WALES LIMITED FY2025£1.6m—1unclear—no doubt
ADVOCACY FOCUS FY2025£2.6m——unclear—no doubt
GWASANAETH ADFOCATIAETH A CHYNGHORI GOGLEDD CYMRU' FY2025£371k—0unclear—no doubt
Advocacy West Wales - Eiriolaeth Gorllewin Cymru FY2025£842kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt

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