EMERGE ADVOCACY

Registered charity 1171851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC055529 (OSCR)

Emerge Advocacy provides support to young people aged 10 - 25 who attend A&E because they have self-harmed or are suicidal.Our presence helps reduce anxiety for young people during a very distressing time.We are available when needed most, often late into the night and provide up to three months follow up support post discharge.Emerge: A Voice of Hope

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Latest income
£742k
Latest spending
£798k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a net deficit of £56,675, resulting in total net assets decreasing from £251,457 to £194,782. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces significant financial pressures due to changed NHS funding arrangements and is actively seeking diverse income sources to fill the gap. The trustees maintain a designated reserve to support financial resilience and manage the orderly wind-down of projects should they become unfunded.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level of reserves that would permit any projects that become unfunded to be wound up in an orderly manner (held: £171k)
“The charity’s policy is to target a level of reserves that would permit any projects that become unfunded to be wound up in an orderly manner.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Joy Wright received £32,760 in remuneration (salary and expenses) in her capacity as CEO. Kevin McCormac claimed £176 in expenses relating to his role as chair as trustees.
“During the financial year Trustee Mrs Joy Wright received £32,760 in remuneration (salary and expenses) in her capacity as CEO.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Joy Wright received £32,760 in remuneration (salary and expenses) in her capacity as CEO.
“During the financial year Trustee Mrs Joy Wright received £32,760 in remuneration (salary and expenses) in her capacity as CEO.” — page 27
“Kevin McCormac claimed £176 in expenses relating to his role as chair as trustees.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Kevin McCormac claimed £176 in expenses relating to his role as chair.
“During the financial year Trustee Mrs Joy Wright received £32,760 in remuneration (salary and expenses) in her capacity as CEO.” — page 27
“Kevin McCormac claimed £176 in expenses relating to his role as chair as trustees.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Emerge Advocacy (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£742k
Total spending
£798k
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£1k
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (57% 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£742k£798k
31/07/2024£691k£605k
31/07/2023£447k£433k
31/07/2022£357k£292k
31/07/2021£170k£145k

Common questions

Is EMERGE ADVOCACY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a net deficit of £56,675, resulting in total net assets decreasing from £251,457 to £194,782. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces significant financial pressures due to changed NHS funding arrangements and is actively seeking diverse income sources to fill the gap. The trustees maintain a designated reserve to support financial resilience and manage the orderly wind-down of projects should they become unfunded. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EMERGE ADVOCACY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EMERGE ADVOCACY as a grant recipient include THE WILLIAM WATES MEMORIAL TRUST, Royal Surrey Charity, THE CHARTER 600 CHARITY, KERITH COMMUNITY CHURCH, WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WILLIAM WATES MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£120k
THE WILLIAM WATES MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£120k
Royal Surrey CharityFY2022£50kNHS Charities Together Community Partnerships Grants Programme
Royal Surrey CharityFY2023£50kCommunity Grants - NHS Charities Together Community Partnerships Grants Programme
THE CHARTER 600 CHARITYFY2022£15ksupport its work connecting with local churches to enable them to establish projects in hospitals.
KERITH COMMUNITY CHURCHFY2023£13k
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUSTFY2022£5kGroup Awards
KERITH COMMUNITY CHURCHFY2022£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, GUILDFORDFY2025£3kChristmas Appeal 2025
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT PETER FARNBOROUGHFY2023£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT PETER FARNBOROUGHFY2024£3k
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUSTFY2022£2kFunding for Emerge at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey. This project was established with Covid-19 Response funding, and we are now needing to secure new funding
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT PETER FARNBOROUGHFY2025£2k
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUSTFY2022£500100 for 500
KERITH COMMUNITY CHURCHFY2025£384
KERITH COMMUNITY CHURCHFY2024£353
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FRIMLEYFY2024£161Collections
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KING CHARLES THE MARTYR, TUNBRIDGE WELLSFY2022£95Secular Societies

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/03/2024£102kEmerge Advocacy
UK government01/03/2024£25kEmerge Advocacy

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ADVOCACY FOR ALL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EMERGE ADVOCACY£742k—0unclear—no doubt
ADVOCACY FOR ALL FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
SAFE Foundation FY2026£268k——unclear—no doubt
SAFE! SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CRIME FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
ADVOCACY FOCUS FY2025£2.6m——unclear—no doubt
SERVICES FOR EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY FY2025£55k—0below—noted

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