POHWER
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£16.0m
Expenditure
£15.9m
Financial year end
2025-03-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-30 | £15.6m | £14.6m | |
| 2022-03-30 | £15.9m | £14.3m | |
| 2023-03-30 | £16.9m | £16.6m | |
| 2024-03-30 | £16.1m | £15.9m | |
| 2025-03-30 | £16.0m | £15.9m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-30
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £2k |
| Charitable activities | £15.9m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £115k |
| Total income | £16.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £15.9m |
| Raising funds | £332 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £47k |
| Total expenditure | £15.9m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £4.6m |
| Total funds | £4.6m |
| — restricted | £618 |
| — unrestricted | £4.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £4.6m |
| Cash | £3.7m |
People
| Employees | 429 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- 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
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.