Registered charity · Worcs
OUR WAY Self Advocacy
- 11 trustees
- Income £90k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- John LawleyChair · since 2012
- Carolyn AyresTrustee · since 2022
- Janet JonesTrustee · since 2022
- Linda BullockTrustee · since 2005
- Marsha WhiteTrustee · since 2023
- Murray RoyTrustee · since 2022
- Natalie DixonTrustee · since 2023
- RAY GallierTrustee
- SUE HoughtonTrustee · since 2014
- Tracey JamesTrustee · since 2023
- Vikki VincentTrustee · since 2022
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Disability
- Where
- Worcestershire
- Website
- www.ourwayselfadvocacy.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- OUR WAY Self Advocacy
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£90k£102k
- 2024£92k£96k
- 2023£131k£106k
Earlier years
- 2022£111k£100k
- 2021£107k£95k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO BE EFFECTED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF WORCESTERSHIRE ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT").3.1 TO PROMOTE ALL OR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS RESIDING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BEING PERSONS IN NEED OF SUCH RELIEF BY REASON OF AGE, ILLNESS, PHYSICAL SENSORY DISABILITY, MENTAL DISTRESS, LEARNING DISABILITIES OR OTHER DISADVANTAGES BY DEVELOPING SUPPORTING PROMOTING AND PROVIDING A VARIETY OF ADVOCACY SKILLS FOR SUCH PEOPLE AND TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY BE BENEFICIAL TO SUCH PERSONS.
Grants received
14 grants · £443,133 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 · £153,884 (6 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £150,000 (4 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £87,899 (2 grants)
- Postcode Local Trust · £50,000
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,350
Most recent
- Postcode Local Trust
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
11 trustees on the board
- John Lawley Chair since 2012
- Carolyn Ayres since 2022
- Janet Jones since 2022
- Linda Bullock since 2005
- Marsha White since 2023
- Murray Roy since 2022
- Natalie Dixon since 2023
- RAY Gallier
- SUE Houghton since 2014
- Tracey James since 2023
- Vikki Vincent since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- John Lawley Chair since 2012
- Linda Bullock since 2005
- SUE Houghton since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- John Lawley Chair since 2012
- Carolyn Ayres since 2022
- Janet Jones since 2022
- Linda Bullock since 2005
- Marsha White since 2023
- Murray Roy since 2022
- Natalie Dixon since 2023
- RAY Gallier
- SUE Houghton since 2014
- Tracey James since 2023
- Vikki Vincent since 2022
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
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1091939
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/01/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/11/2010AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29/11/2010
- Companies House
- Company number 04358553 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01562820262 · office@ourway.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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