YOUR VOICE ADVOCACY PROJECT

Registered charity 1001271 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FORUM, WEST GLAMORGAN FORUM

Your Voice Advocacy provides advocacy and other services for people with learning disabilities across the local authority areas of Neath Port Talbot and Swansea. We currently provide a listening service, peer advocacy social groups and promote self advocacy.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£88k
Latest spending
£89k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of £720 for the year, resulting in unrestricted free reserves of £865. This actual reserve level is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of £22,154, which represents three months of direct charitable costs. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months direct charitable costs (held: £865)
“The trustees seek to achieve a target level of free reserves equal to three months direct charitable costs. At the balance sheet date, the target level of unrestricted funds amounted to £22,154”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Your Voice Advocacy Project (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: City Of Swansea · Neath Port Talbot

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£88k£89k
31/03/2024£86k£108k
31/03/2023£71k£140k
31/03/2022£148k£84k
31/03/2021£98k£76k

Common questions

Is YOUR VOICE ADVOCACY PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of £720 for the year, resulting in unrestricted free reserves of £865. This actual reserve level is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of £22,154, which represents three months of direct charitable costs. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YOUR VOICE ADVOCACY PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUR VOICE ADVOCACY PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£500

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/12/2015£5kListen to Us!
The National Lottery Community Fund30/07/2014£250kA Parent's Voice - Family Advocacy
The National Lottery Community Fund27/09/2012£5kYour Voice - Participation & Social Group
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2011£250kVoices in Action
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2010£4kTraining For Change (TFC) Project
The National Lottery Community Fund17/11/2008£5kVolunteering Project
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2006£4kExtend advocacy project
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2006£5kThere is no project name available for this record
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2005£60kThere is no project name available for this record
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2004£60kSpectrum