# ACFA: THE ADVICE NETWORK

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1187070
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 20, 2019
- **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=1187070


## Contact

- **Address:** St Pauls Advice Centre, 1st Floor, Junction 3 Library, Baptist Mills Court, Bristol
- **Postcode:** BS5 0FJ
- **Phone:** 0117 955 2981
- **Email:** info@acfa.org.uk
- **Website:** www.acfa.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY ADVICE SERVICE SECTOR IN BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: -• SUPPORTING ADVICE SERVICE ORGANISATIONS;• ENCOURAGING CLOSER WORKING RELATIONSHIP AMONGST ALL ADVICE PROVIDING ORGANISATIONS;• SHARING INFORMATION WITH MEMBERS AND PROVIDING TRAINING ON A RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING TECHNICAL UPDATES AND WIDER SOCIAL POLICY ISSUES;• REPRESENTING THE ADVICE SECTOR IN BRISTOL TO EXTERNAL BODIES AND IN BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL ISSUES.

**Activities:** Our mission is to work in partnership to combat poverty and promote social justice by improving the quality &amp; provision of free, independent advice.ACFA supports advice agencies based in and around Bristol who provide free, independent and confidential advice services. Individually and collectively, ACFA members will be more effective and efficient in order to provide great advice services




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Geography

- Bath And North East Somerset
- Bristol City
- North Somerset
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Tibbert |  | Sept. 5, 2022 |
| Dr Rob France |  | Sept. 5, 2022 |
| Frances Begley |  | July 16, 2019 |
| Jonathan Shoesmith |  | Sept. 26, 2023 |
| Karen Bowers |  | Dec. 5, 2022 |
| Katherine Martina Tanko |  | Jan. 28, 2022 |
| Michael David Harris |  | March 13, 2020 |
| Rebecca Brown |  | June 25, 2025 |
| Tamra Mannin |  | June 25, 2025 |
| William Cotterill |  | Dec. 5, 2022 |




