# SERVICES FOR EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1194750
- **Other names:** SERVICES FOR EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY CIC, SEA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 9, 2021
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1194750


## Contact

- **Address:** Suite 201, Merchants Court, 21-23 Castle Gate, Nottingham
- **Postcode:** NG1 7AQ
- **Phone:** 0800 0197 828
- **Email:** info@seaparticipation.org.uk
- **Website:** www.seaparticipation.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE OBJECTS OF SERVICES FOR EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY ARE TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO PEOPLE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED AND IN NEED OF HOUSING, CARE OR SUPPORT THROUGH:(1) THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY SERVICES WHICH HELP DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS, PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND MAKE COMPLAINTS, AND UPHOLD THEIR RIGHTS,(2) THE PROVISION OF SERVICES THAT HELP DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITY AND LIFE SKILLS AND ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY,(3) THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO ORGANISATIONS WHO DELIVER SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE TO HELP THEM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR SERVICE USER’S NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS.

**Activities:** Independent advocacy and participation service working across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire - enabling homeless people within housing, health and social care settings to have a voice, participate within the services they receive and empower them to reach their full potential.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Derbyshire
- Lincolnshire
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Lincolnshire
- Nottingham City
- Nottinghamshire
- Sheffield City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £132436 | £184648 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £206900 | £198426 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £191712 | £217553 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £232424 | £209045 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **David Simms** (Chair) — appointed May 1, 2022
- JULIE ANN FORD — appointed Aug. 12, 2012
- Jerry Hall — appointed Sept. 13, 2024
- Mark Weightman — appointed Oct. 20, 2021