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Advocacy Matters (Wales)
Advocacy Matters (Wales) is a registered charity (number 1055211) based in Cardiff, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £264k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £264k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability
- Where
- Cardiff, Vale Of Glamorgan
- Website
- www.advocacymatterswales.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Advocacy Matters (Wales)
- Registered
- 1996
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£264k£269k
- 2024£320k£350k
- 2023£363k£361k
Earlier years
- 2022£352k£329k
- 2021£289k£248k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 100% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ALL PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY OR A MENTAL NEED AND TO ASSIST THOSE PERSONS TO OVERCOME BARRIERS ATTENDANT UPON THEIR DISABILITY BY THE PROVISION OF A SERVICE CALCULATED TO: A) ASSIST A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY OR A MENTAL HEALTH NEED TO OBTAIN HIS OR HER FULL RIGHTS AS A CITIZEN. B) PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY OR A MENTAL HEALTH NEED TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS AND WISHES ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEIR LIVES. C) SUPPORT, REPRESENT AND TO FACILITATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE PERSON WITH A DISABILITY OR A MENTAL HEALTH NEED,TO SECURE HIS OR HER PREFERRED OUTCOME
Grants received
16 grants · £1,434,529 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,165,841 (10 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £172,200 (3 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £90,800
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £4,688
- Virgin Money Foundation · £1,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Clayton Williams since 2017
- Dennis Clarke since 2016
- Owen Thomas QC since 2015
- Paul Sutton since 2015
- Rhodri Davies since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Clayton Williams since 2017
- Dennis Clarke since 2016
- Owen Thomas QC since 2015
- Paul Sutton since 2015
- Rhodri Davies since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Clayton Williams since 2017
- Dennis Clarke since 2016
- Owen Thomas QC since 2015
- Paul Sutton since 2015
- Rhodri Davies since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1055211
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 APRIL 1996 AS AMENDED 29 OCTOBER 1997, 5 SEPTEMBER 2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13 FEB 2018
- Companies House
- Company number 03180805 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02920233733 · info@advocacymatterswales.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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