# Advocacy Orkney

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC033298
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** June 28, 2002
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC033298


## Contact

- **Address:** Andora, 1 Cursiter Crescent , Kirkwall, Orkney
- **Postcode:** KW15 1XN
- **Website:** www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/advocacyorkney



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education'

**What the charity does:** Advocacy Orkney work to make sure their clients are able to participate fully in whatever system or situation they find themselves in and that their voices are being heard as part of that process. Empowering people in this way gives them a feeling of engagement and inclusion. Our independent advocates work alongside their clients as equal partners which gives them confidence to know that someone is there to help them speak up for themselves.

**Objectives:** The Objectives for which the Company is established are to relieve poverty, advance education and promote the welfare of individuals living in Orkney, through the provision of an independent advocacy service particularly for those who by reason of poverty, illness, infirmity or other circumstances of need would benefit from such a service





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Orkney Islands
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £83330 | £79822 |  -  | 4 | [PDF](/sc/SC033298/files/2025-03-31-accounts.pdf) (505.9 KB) |
| March 31, 2024 | £56411 | £78699 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £89211 | £88654 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £56992 | £81020 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £124795 | £102135 |  -  |  -  |  |