ADVOCACY FOCUS
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-17 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
80
+14.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ADVOCACY FOCUS 2015-08-16 → present
- EAST LANCASHIRE ADVOCACY SERVICE 2009-09-18 → 2015-08-16
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £375,306 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £813,635 | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £813,635 | — | — | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 60 | 70 | 80 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,519,668 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Mayes Business Partnership Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “We started the year with a big move - relocating our Head Office from The Old Tannery in Accrington to Saturn House in Altham.”
- “This year marks my 10th anniversary as Chief Executive of Advocacy Focus. When I joined in 2014, we were a team of just over 20. Today, we're 85 strong”
- “our commitment to our people was recognised on a national stage when we were named 'Most Flexible Workplace' at the National Wellbeing Awards in London.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOND, Denise | Director | 2009-07-15 | Mar 1961 | British |
| CARROLL, Paul Stephen | Director | 2023-05-19 | Sep 1976 | British |
| CHRISTIE, Karen | Director | 2023-05-19 | Dec 1961 | British |
| LINTERN, Christopher Bryan | Director | 2020-10-02 | Jun 1976 | British |
| MEADOWS, Samantha Marie | Director | 2025-09-25 | Aug 1988 | British |
| O'BYRNE, David | Director | 2024-07-29 | May 1962 | British |
| RODGERS, Dean | Director | 2018-09-17 | Jul 1991 | British |
| STOKES, Stuart John | Director | 2024-11-18 | Dec 1974 | British |
| WAHAB, Mujahid Ibrahim | Director | 2023-06-26 | Dec 1991 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHTON, David Christopher | Secretary | 2001-01-03 | 2002-11-30 |
| BOND, Denise | Secretary | 2010-08-16 | 2022-08-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Elizabeth | Secretary | 2002-12-01 | 2010-08-16 |
| ADAMS, Richard John, Rev | Director | 2001-09-24 | 2011-04-11 |
| ASTIN, Sarah Louise | Director | 2011-06-20 | 2012-04-16 |
| AYUB, Orooj Raheil | Director | 2023-05-19 | 2024-05-21 |
| BURRIDGE, Diane | Director | 2021-01-04 | 2022-07-23 |
| BURROWS, Simon Paul | Director | 2014-08-11 | 2020-06-15 |
| CAMPBELL, Graham Bruce | Director | 2016-06-06 | 2019-07-01 |
| CLARKIN, Alan George | Director | 2016-06-06 | 2020-06-15 |
| COATES, Margaret | Director | 2001-01-03 | 2010-07-15 |
| COCKER, Keith Michael | Director | 2004-08-05 | 2017-09-11 |
| FOOT, Adrian James | Director | 2007-07-10 | 2011-08-31 |
| GRAY, Michelle Lisa | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2018-01-19 |
| GRIME, Jack | Director | 2001-01-03 | 2005-02-14 |
| HACKING, Linda Ann | Director | 2001-06-28 | 2003-05-27 |
| HARGREAVES, Hazel | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2008-06-09 |
| KASIM, Masoud | Director | 2005-04-05 | 2007-04-25 |
| KNOWLES, Graham Roy | Director | 2001-11-13 | 2005-12-08 |
| KNOWLES, Stephen Ward | Director | 2003-10-21 | 2015-06-29 |
| LATIF, Mohammad | Director | 2001-01-03 | 2003-05-27 |
| LINDON, Anita | Director | 2018-02-14 | 2021-01-04 |
| MAQSOOD, Zabeda Khatoon | Director | 2020-01-09 | 2022-01-28 |
| MCGREGOR, Dorothy Ann | Director | 2001-06-28 | 2004-10-06 |
| PARR, Darcey | Director | 2019-04-15 | 2022-01-04 |
| PHILLIPS, Anne | Director | 2020-10-02 | 2021-10-15 |
| RAWLINSON, Maureen Kingwood, Doctor | Director | 2001-11-13 | 2003-03-18 |
| REHAN, Claire, Dr | Director | 2001-06-28 | 2007-04-25 |
| RILEY, Christine Ann | Director | 2001-11-13 | 2004-09-28 |
| SHARPLES, David Allan | Director | 2010-07-15 | 2016-06-06 |
| SHARPLES, Jeremy | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2017-07-03 |
| SHEPHERD, William Gareth | Director | 2020-01-08 | 2022-07-23 |
| SOUTHWORTH, Christine Marie | Director | 2011-10-10 | 2021-01-23 |
| STEWART, Linda Jane | Director | 2021-01-04 | 2023-09-26 |
| SWAN, Janet | Director | 2001-01-03 | 2001-10-11 |
| TAYLOR, Elizabeth | Director | 2001-01-03 | 2002-10-24 |
| TOPLIS, Julie | Director | 2004-08-03 | 2013-12-09 |
| WILLIAMS, Trevor | Director | 2001-01-03 | 2008-06-09 |
| YATES, Emma | Director | 2020-10-02 | 2022-11-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
+14.3%
70 80
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers