Registered charity · Shrewsbury
A4U
- 6 trustees
- Income £279k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 2 more
- Where
- Shropshire
- Website
- www.a4u.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- A4U
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£279k£249k
- 2024£219k£226k
- 2023£278k£221k
Earlier years
- 2022£185k£178k
- 2021£196k£182k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 65%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY THE PROVISION OF AN INFORMATION AND ADVICE SERVICE AND TO ASSIST THOSE PEOPLE EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THEIR CARERS, RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND ADVOCATES
Grants received
5 grants · £181,212 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
- Three Guineas Trust · £116,877
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £37,685 (2 grants)
- Disability Action · £17,950
- The Clothworkers Foundation · £8,700
Most recent
- Disability Action
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Alexandra Hiam Chair since 2021
- Carol Louise Sneddon since 2024
- Catherine Susan Shaw since 2022
- David Scott Forsyth since 2023
- Helen Claire Crackett MBE DL
- Olivia Richards since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Alexandra Hiam Chair since 2021
- Carol Louise Sneddon since 2024
- Catherine Susan Shaw since 2022
- David Scott Forsyth since 2023
- Olivia Richards since 2024
Portfolio (1)
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.
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
- 1092083
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 FEBRUARY 2002. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 28 AUGUST 2007. as amended on 11 Mar 2021 as amended on 25 Oct 2023 as amended on 25 Oct 2023 as amended on 25 Oct 2023 as amended on 25 Oct 2023 as amended on 25 Oct 2023 as amended on 25 Oct 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 04381722 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01743539201 · advice@a4u.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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