When walking into Advocacy Focus HQ, you can't miss our accolades - proudly displayed for all to see.

We are very proud of the team behind the scenes who make everything possible and can't thank them enough for their hard work, dedication and commitment. All of our awards are dedicated to our super employees, senior management team, trustees and volunteers who make the work we do so worthwhile.

Below are just some of the titles we've earned over the years...

Awards

• Winner of Workforce Development Award at Hyndburn Business Awards 2021  
• Highly Commended for Not for Profit Organisation Award at Hyndburn Business Awards 2021                                      
• Finalist for Community Business of the Year at the BIBAs Awards 2021
• Finalist for Disability Inclusion and Inclusive Recruitment Award at NWEEG Awards: (North West Employee Engagement Group) 2021
• Finalist for Health & Wellbeing Award at NWEEG Awards: (North West Employee Engagement Group) 2021 
• Finalist for Resilience Award at the Red Rose Awards 2021
• Finalist for Not for Profit Organisation Award at the Red Rose Awards 2021
• Finalist for Health & Wellbeing Award at the Red Rose Awards 2021
• Nominated for a Beacon Award at the Hyndburn Business Awards 2019
• Winners of Not-for-profit Business Award and In-house Training Award and finalists for Employer of the Year Award at the Red Rose Awards 2019
• Winner of the Champion of Women Award (CEO, Justine Hodgkinson) at the British Ex-Forces in Business Awards 2019
• Shortlisted for a Leadership Award (Leanne Hignett)at Third Sector Care Awards 2018
• Winner of Outstanding Advocate (Nerj Syla) at the National Advocacy Awards 2018
• Shortlisted for Outstanding Service (Care Act Advocacy), Best Co-Production, Equality & Diversity and Outstanding Advocate (Nerj Syla) at the National Advocacy Awards 2018
• Winner of Charity Director of the Year (John Hutchison, Operations Director) at the North West Charity Awards 2018 and Highly Commended for Volunteer Team of the Year
• Shortlisted for Charity of the Year, Charity Director of the Year, Volunteer Team of the Year and Best Social Media and Digital at the North-West Charity Awards 2018
• Winners of Apprenticeship Award and shortlisted for Non-Profit Award at the Hyndburn Awards 2018
• Winners of Skills, Education and Training Award and shortlisted for Charity of the Year, Employer of the Year at the E3 Business Awards 2018
• Winners of Excellence in Engagement (Justine Hodgkinson, CEO) at the North-West Employee Engagement Awards 2018
• Finalists in the categories of Employer of the Year and Third Sector Business of the year at the BIBA's, Lancashire’s largest and longest running business awards programme, from the North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce
• Shortlisted for Volunteer of the Year at the Selnet Enterprise in Society Awards 2018
• Highly Commended status for Volunteer Manager of the Year at the 2017 North West Charity Awards
• Shortlisted for Charity of the Year and Volunteer Manager of the Year at the 2017 North West Charity Awards 
• Winners of the 2017 Selnet Enterprise in Society Award for Excellence in Training and Mentoring
• Finalists at the 2017 Hyndburn Business Awards in the category of Large Business of the Year
• Winners of the Outstanding Service category at the 2016 National Advocacy Awards, with Highly Commended recognition for Leanne Barber in the Outstanding Advocate category
• Winners of the 2014 Selnet Enterprise in Society Award for Most Effective Partnership 
• Highly Commended status recognition in the 2011 National Charity Awards for our partnership work in IMCA

 

Accreditations 

2020 Quality Performance Mark (QPM) in Advocacy

Advocacy Focus has held the highly acclaimed QPM accreditation since 2009, and our most recent glowing review and assessment will see us retain this accreditation until 2023.

The QPM accreditation allows Advocacy Focus to demonstrate and prove how effectively and efficiently we are meeting and exceeding the different standards of the nationally recognised Advocacy Charter.

 

Investors in Volunteers

Advocacy Focus received their accreditation in Oct 2020 and will retain this accreditation until October 2023

 

2009 National Advocacy Standards Award

Advocacy Focus were proud to be only the fifth organisation in the country to have ever been awarded this accreditation at this time... testament to our pioneering work in our industry!