Reports and accounts

Here you can download our annual reports which include our Board of Trustees’ reports and financial statements. The annual reports also include a review of our work over the year and the impact our services provided. If you would like an easy read copy of our latest annual report, please contact us.

Click the link below to read and download POhWER's annual report

Annual report and accounts 2016/17

Download the POhWER Annual Report 2016-2017

Download the Easy-Read Annual Report 2016-2017

Download the Easy-Read Annual Accounts 2016-17

Previous years:

Download the POhWER Annual Report 2015-2016

Download the POhWER Annual Report 2014-2015

Download the POhWER Annual Report 2013-2014

Download the POhWER Annual Report 2012-2013

Download the POhWER Annual Report 2011-2012

Download the POhWER Annual Report 2010-2011

Download the POhWER Annual Report 2009-2010

All annual reports from 2009 to 2014

Latest

Relevant Person Paid Representative

Relevant Paid Person’s Representative Home Based – Berkshire & other near locations Job reference:- 123 Contract Type: fixed term for 6 months Hours: Full-Time – 37 hours, 5 days per week Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Salary: £20,000.00 - £22,438.00 per annum, depending on experience and training + Benefits
Mental Health Advocate

Mental Health Advocate Office/unit Based – Farmfields & Sturt House, Hayes Grove & Cloisters South East London area Job reference: 122 Contract: Permanent Part time: 4 days a week, 29.6 hours working between Monday and Friday (days negotiable) Salary: £16,000 to £17,950.00 (Full time equivalent £20,000 to £22,438.00 (dependent on experience) + benefits
Independent Review of the Mental Health Act final report

On 6 December the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act published its final report.
Survivors Speaking For A Change: Stories of Domestic Violence and Abuse Survival

Read how Nick Murphy & Ben Baxter from our Nottingham team empowered domestic violence and abuse survivors.

Meet the team

We bring together people with a range of advocacy and professional experiences. Explore the profiles of key members of our team, our Trustees, our Vice Presidents and our Patrons.
Our Impact

POhWER's impact goes beyond supporting our clients to resolve their issues. Our services to local authorities ensure that the most vulnerable people's views are at the heart of decisions made about them. Advocates ensure that their clients’ wishes and feelings are central to decisions and plans for their future.
Who we work with

To provide the best possible services we work with our service users to make sure we are meeting their needs. We also build strong relationships with our supporters, commissioners, professionals and partner organisations.
What we do

POhWER is a charity and membership organisation. We provide information, advice, support and advocacy to people who experience disability, vulnerability, distress and social exclusion.

NHS Complaints Advocacy

NHS Complaints Advocacy can support anyone who is unhappy with the care or treatment they or someone they know has received from the NHS and is thinking about making a complaint. Read more about this service.
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)

An IMHA is an independent advocate who is specially trained to work within the framework of the Mental Health Act to support people to understand their rights under the Act and participate in decisions about their care and treatment. Read more about this service.
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Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)

An Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) can support someone who is not able to make certain decisions about their lives for themselves and has no suitable family or friends to speak for them. Read more about this service.
Central and East of England

We provide services across nine county councils/local authorities of Central and East of England that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.
London

We provide services across London that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide services in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.
What we do

POhWER is a charity and membership organisation. We provide information, advice, support and advocacy to people who experience disability, vulnerability, distress and social exclusion.
NHS Complaints Advocacy resources

POhWER NHS Complaints Advocacy Self Help Information for NHS Complaints Process. For those who wish to make a complaint about an NHS service they or one of their family or friends received we have a special NHS Complaints Advocacy Service self help pack.
Southern England

We provide services across six boroughs of Southern England that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.
West Midlands

We provide services across seven boroughs of West Midlands that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.

Islington POhWER advocate Lewis Ireland did a charity cycle

Lewis Ireland cycled solo for ten days, averaging around 100 miles per day and slept in a tent (to keep costs down!) from Lands End to John O'Groats. Read more

Biz4 Biz finalist

We have received our certificate to celebrate that we were a finalist at the biz4Biz Awards. Read more

Gender Pay Gap information POhWER

The following information has been calculated and verified as an accurate representation of the Gender Pay Gap Reporting that is required for 2018. Mark Lister CE POhWER 29-3-18 Read more