BCA INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY SERVICES

Registered charity 1123605 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

BCA aims through independent advocacy, to empower people with a learning disability to live their lives as valued, responsible and enriched citizensWe provide a range of advocacy services through one to one work with paid advocates and volunteers, and self advocacy through groups and outreach work.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THE ELDERLY AND THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ILLNESS OR DISABILITY WHETHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL, PRIMARILY ON POWYS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHETHER LIVING IN RESIDENTIAL CARE OR RESIDING INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR OWN HOMES OR WITH RELATIVES;1 BY ASSISTING SUCH PERSONS TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND EXERCISE FULL FREEDOM OF CHOICE;2 BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ADVOCACY SERVICES AND SUPPORT;3 BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE POWYS

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has taken the decision to close most projects from September 2025 due to dwindling resources and the end of core funding from Powys County Council. The charity reported a small deficit of £153 for the year and holds unrestricted reserves of £29,307, which is below its stated policy target of nine months' operating costs. The trustees acknowledge that the charity may not be a going concern as it winds down its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Martin Wealechair
• Carol Margaret Tongue
• GEOFFREY SYKES
• RICHARD DAVID WALKER
• Rebecca Stephens
• Rev Neil Richard Jones

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

Operates in: Powys

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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