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SERVICES FOR EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY

Registered charity 1194750 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEA, SERVICES FOR EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY CIC

Independent advocacy and participation service working across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire - enabling homeless people within housing, health and social care settings to have a voice, participate within the services they receive and empower them to reach their full potential.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£121k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is not a going concern due to a shortfall in projected income and an inability to secure long-term grants, with trustees planning an orderly closure or merger. Unrestricted reserves stood at £65,558 at year-end, which the trustees have designated specifically for wind-down costs including staff redundancy payments. The charity reported a net expenditure exceeding its income, resulting in a decrease in total funds from the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £66k; policy: six months running costs)
“At year-end, unrestricted reserves stood at £65,558, which the trustees have designated for use in ensuring an orderly wind-down of operations, including staff redundancy payments, final reporting, and transition support for service users.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Given the shortfall in projected income, the trustees have concluded on the 31 August 2025 that the charity will not be a going concern. However, a potential merger with another organisation is currently under consideration.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Lincolnshire · North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£55k£121k
31/03/2025£132k£185k
31/03/2024£207k£198k
31/03/2023£192k£218k
31/03/2022£232k£209k

Common questions

Is SERVICES FOR EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is not a going concern due to a shortfall in projected income and an inability to secure long-term grants, with trustees planning an orderly closure or merger. Unrestricted reserves stood at £65,558 at year-end, which the trustees have designated specifically for wind-down costs including staff redundancy payments. The charity reported a net expenditure exceeding its income, resulting in a decrease in total funds from the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2023£10kSEA Influencers