# POHWER

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1061543
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 25, 1997
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1061543


## Contact

- **Address:** Suite 4, Middlesex House, Meadway Corporate Centre, STEVENAGE, Hertfordshire
- **Postcode:** SG1 2EF
- **Phone:** 03004562370
- **Email:** pohwer@pohwer.net
- **Website:** www.pohwer.net



## Activities

**Objects:** 4. Objects4.1  The Charity’s Objects are, for the public benefit in the United Kingdom:(a) To relieve people in need; (b) To promote social inclusion by preventing people from becoming socially excluded and relieving the needs of those who are social excluded; and(c) To promote human rights by raising awareness of human rights,in particular but without limitation by providing advocacy, information, advice and guidance.4.2  In these Objects, “social excluded” means being excluded from society or parts of society because of one or more of the following factors: youth or old age, ill health (physical or mental), disability, requiring care, substance abuse or dependency; financial hardship, discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment, poor educational or skill attainment or relationship or family breakdown; and “human rights” is as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations.”Nothing in the Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

**Activities:** POhWER provides information, advice, statutory and non statutory advocacy services to people with disabilities or who are vulnerable or disadvantaged, supporting them to speak up and have a voice that is heard when important decisions are being made about them. Our statutory advocacy services include Community Advocacy, Mental Health and Mental Capacity advocacy and NHS/Health Complaints advocacy.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2025 | £15975771 | £15854635 | £4613387 | 429 |
| March 30, 2024 | £16086520 | £15936683 | £4492251 | 443 |
| March 30, 2023 | £16911291 | £16643342 | £4342414 | 428 |
| March 30, 2022 | £15934026 | £14315376 | £4074465 | 432 |
| March 30, 2021 | £15624829 | £14559653 | £2455815 | 403 |



## Trustees

- **Robert Templeton** (Chair) — appointed July 11, 2024
- Ciprian Arhire — appointed June 9, 2025
- Gemma Hope — appointed Oct. 26, 2022
- Paul Robinson — appointed Oct. 26, 2022
- Rachael Gilthorpe — appointed Oct. 26, 2022


