YOUR VOICE ADVOCACY PROJECT

Charity number: 1001271
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £87,895
Total expenditure: £88,615

Total income includes £25,000 from 1 government contract(s) and £55,226 from 3 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Swansea
  • Neath Port Talbot

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 December 1990: Standard registration
  • 11 September 2019: Funds received from 1117899 SWANSEA PEOPLE FIRST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE FORUM (Working name)
  • WEST GLAMORGAN FORUM (Previous name)
Company number:
02553487 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nathan Davies Trustee 06 November 2025
None on record
Sian Whittaker Trustee 06 November 2025
None on record
Natalie Bruins Trustee 06 November 2025
None on record
Matthew Heit Trustee 06 November 2025
None on record
Michael Hargaddon Trustee 06 November 2025
None on record
Angharad Williams Trustee 06 November 2025
None on record
Adam Dawkins Trustee 10 November 2022
None on record
Robert Morris Trustee 11 October 2022
None on record
Adelaide Morgan Trustee 06 March 2021
None on record
CARL STEVEN WEST Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £98.17k £147.72k £71.12k £86.02k £87.90k
Total expenditure £76.13k £84.21k £139.83k £107.92k £88.62k
Income from government contracts £25.00k £75.00k £25.00k £50.00k £25.00k
Income from government grants N/A £10.40k £12.17k £5.33k £55.23k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 28 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 28 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 May 2024 104 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 May 2024 104 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 03 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 03 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30/10/1990 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/11/2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/01/2013

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING, TO RELIEVE POVERTY, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND TO ASSIST FAMILIES

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

FORMER WEST GLAMORGAN & CARMARTHENSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Forge Fach Community Resource Centr
Hebron Road
Clydach
SWANSEA
SA6 5EJ
Phone:
07548832614
Email:
info@yourvoiceadvocacy.org.uk
Website:

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