Advonet

Analysis

Advonet is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04229975). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Advonet reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.3m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.1m (+7.7%), an average of +1.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Advonet sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (£2.1m), Age UK Stockport (£2.1m) and Just4Children (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £19k. Reserves of £357k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 78 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.