THE ALL WALES FORUM OF PARENTS AND CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Registered charity 1071726 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALL WALES FORUM AWF, FFORWM CYMRU GYFAN

To provide a voice for and campaign on behalf of parents and carers of people with learning disabilities.

Objects

TO SECURE SUPPORT AND RELIEF FOR AND PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF PEOPLE DISADVANTAGED BY LEARNING DISABILITY BY ENABLING THEIR PARENTS AND INFORMAL CARERS TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIESFOR FULL OBJECTS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£214k

Latest spending

£196k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £57,894 in unrestricted reserves, which the trustees regard as the true level of freely available reserves. The charity is entirely dependent on continuing grant aid for its going concern status. The organization was exempt from audit for the year ended 31 March 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: National Assembly of Wales

“National Assembly of Wales 165,518” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: Statement of Recommended Practice of the Charity Commission (held: £58k)

“The Charity is working to build up its reserves in line with the Statement of Recommended Practice of the Charity Commission.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charity is entirely dependant on continuing grant aid and as a consequence the going concern basis is also dependant on the continuing grant aid.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03583933 · Financial health read from its filings

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Baily Thomas Charity — “This research is funded by the Baily Thomas Charity.” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

WALKER, Robert Mark — director, appointed 01/01/2026on trustee list
LANE, Damien — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
EVANS, Amanda Alexandra — director, appointed 29/01/2024on trustee list
JONES, Robert William Allan — director, appointed 10/02/2021on trustee list
TYLER, Kay — director, appointed 10/02/2021on trustee list
HUGHES, Mandy Wendy — director, appointed 01/01/2021on trustee list
FIFER, Jeffrey Irving — director, appointed 28/11/2019on trustee list
PHILLIPS, Lisa Marie — director, appointed 28/11/2019on trustee list
BOCHENSKI, Mary Patricia — director, appointed 22/07/2004not on trustee list
JONES, Robert William Allan — secretary, appointed 29/03/2024

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Mandy Wendy Hugheschair
Amanda Evans
Damien Lane
JEFFREY FIFER
Kay Tyler
LISA phillips
Richard Mark Walker
Robert William Allan Jones
TRICIA BOCHENSKI · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£214k	£196k
31/03/2024	£188k	£209k
31/03/2023	£205k	£204k
31/03/2022	£179k	£191k
31/03/2021	£201k	£185k

Common questions

Is THE ALL WALES FORUM OF PARENTS AND CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £57,894 in unrestricted reserves, which the trustees regard as the true level of freely available reserves. The charity is entirely dependent on continuing grant aid for its going concern status. The organization was exempt from audit for the year ended 31 March 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.