ADVOCACY MATTERS (WALES)

Registered charity 1055211 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advocacy matters (Wales) exists to promote the independent voice and protect the rights and choices of individuals with a disability through a range of advocacy and particiaption services.

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Latest income
£264k
Latest spending
£269k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £5,671 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £188,207. The trustees acknowledge that these reserves are below their stated policy target of six months' average expenditure. However, the charity has secured new four-year contracts commencing April 2025, which the trustees believe provide security and a strong foundation for future operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £188k; policy: six months average expenditure, plus additional obligations such as rent notice and redundancies)
The trustees are aware that the unrestricted reserves held are below the level they aspire to hold
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 — ADVOCACY MATTERS (WALES) (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cardiff · Vale Of Glamorgan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£264k£269k
31/03/2024£320k£350k
31/03/2023£363k£361k
31/03/2022£352k£329k
31/03/2021£289k£248k

Common questions

Is ADVOCACY MATTERS (WALES) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £5,671 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £188,207. The trustees acknowledge that these reserves are below their stated policy target of six months' average expenditure. However, the charity has secured new four-year contracts commencing April 2025, which the trustees believe provide security and a strong foundation for future operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2020£261kCount Me In
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2012£248kIndependent advocacy for parents with learning disabilities
The National Lottery Community Fund03/06/2010£5kSpecialist Training in Presentation Skills For AMW Service Group
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2009£246kIndependent Advocacy in Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT)
The National Lottery Community Fund29/01/2009£131kBridgend Independent Advocacy Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund05/07/2005£49kThere is no project name available for this record
The National Lottery Community Fund27/04/2004£4kUnspecified

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ADVOCACY FOR ALL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ADVOCACY MATTERS (WALES)£264k0belowno doubt
ADVOCACY FOR ALL FY2025£1.4munclearno doubt
ADVOCACY SERVICES NORTH EAST WALES FY2026£622k0unclearno doubt
VOICEABILITY ADVOCACY FY2025£15.9munclearno doubt
CONWY AND DENBIGHSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY SERVICE LTD FY2025£1.3m0unclearno doubt
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS WALES LIMITED FY2025£1.6m1unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.