SOLIHULL ACTION THROUGH ADVOCACY

Registered charity 1146073 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1 to 1 issue based advocacy; Self advocacy groups; Changing Lives Self Adv. group linked to Partnership Board; Vulnerable Parent Advocacy; Supporting Volunteers in Citizen Advocacy Partnerships, Peer advocacy & Groups in residential/supported living settings; Experts by Experience, assessing services in care homes; Aspirations, Choice & Empowerment Project; Self Advocacy Transition Project; IMCA

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £15,410 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £193,390. The trustees note that free reserves of £96,222 were below the approved target of £125,000, citing dependency on a small number of large funding streams as a principal risk.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07945421

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Solihull Council — “Following a review of advocacy services, Solihull Council has decided to end funding for non-statutory (community) advocacy provided by Soli…” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• ANTHONEY, Gary Michael — director, appointed 10/12/2024on trustee list
• LANZ, Susan, Dr — director, appointed 06/02/2023on trustee list
• MORETON, Joshua John — director, appointed 06/02/2023on trustee list
• NOLAN, Catherine — director, appointed 29/01/2021on trustee list
• ROUNDELL, John David — director, appointed 29/01/2021on trustee list
• MARSHALL, Philip Edward John — director, appointed 14/05/2019on trustee list
• JAMES, Jessica — director, appointed 14/05/2019on trustee list
• WILLIAMS, Jane Emma — director, appointed 10/02/2012on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (25/01/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Catherine Nolan
• Dr Susan Lanz
• Gary Michael Anthoney
• JANE EMMA WILLIAMS
• Jessica James
• John Roundell
• Joshua John Moreton
• Philip Edward John Marshall · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Solihull

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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