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.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE OBJECTS OF SERVICES FOR EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY ARE TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO PEOPLE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED AND IN NEED OF HOUSING, CARE OR SUPPORT THROUGH:(1) THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY SERVICES WHICH HELP DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS, PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND MAKE COMPLAINTS, AND UPHOLD THEIR RIGHTS,(2) THE PROVISION OF SERVICES THAT HELP DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITY AND LIFE SKILLS AND ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY,(3) THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO ORGANISATIONS WHO DELIVER SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE TO HELP THEM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR SERVICE USER’S NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

David Simmschair
JULIE ANN FORD
Jerry Hall
Mark Weightman

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 end	Income	Spending
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).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/09/2023	£10k	SEA Influencers

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£205k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY	2	£16k
THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUST	2	£11k
J N DERBYSHIRE TRUST	2	£8k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)	2	£6k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, FORMBY	1	—
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN'S, WALTON	1	£100k

Charities like this

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

ADVOCACY FOCUS income £2.6m
ADVOCACY FOR ALL income £1.4m
SEFTON ADVOCACY income £450k
OPEN HOMES NOTTINGHAM income £149k
EMMANUEL HOUSE SUPPORT CENTRE income £1.0m
EMPOWERMENT CHARITY LANCASHIRE income £2.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SERVICES FOR EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY	£55k	—	0	below	—	noted
ADVOCACY FOCUS FY2025	£2.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ADVOCACY FOR ALL FY2025	£1.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SEFTON ADVOCACY FY2025	£450k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OPEN HOMES NOTTINGHAM FY2025	£149k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL HOUSE SUPPORT CENTRE FY2025	£1.0m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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