Advocacy Matters Ltd

Analysis

Advocacy Matters Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sutton Coldfield. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07987156). It says it provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Advocacy Matters Ltd reported income of £586k and spending of £668k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £674k to £586k (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Advocacy Matters Ltd sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include UK Smart Recovery (£586k), The Grimmitt Trust (£587k) and Salford Loaves and Fishes Ltd (£586k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £644k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.