Registered charity · Brecon
BCA Independent Advocacy Services
BCA Independent Advocacy Services is a registered charity (number 1123605) based in Brecon, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Martin Weale since 2014. Latest income £106k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £106k (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
- Powys
- Website
- www.bcaindependentadvocacy.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- BCA Independent Advocacy Services
- Registered
- 2008
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£106k£103k
- 2024£65k£126k
- 2023£108k£130k
Earlier years
- 2022£119k£117k
- 2021£140k£115k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable 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.
Grants received
15 grants · £1,375,383 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 · £1,242,723 (8 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £88,188 (3 grants)
- Postcode Community Trust · £25,000
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £10,000
- Community Foundation in Wales · £9,472 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Postcode Community Trust
- 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.
6 trustees on the board
- Martin Weale Chair since 2014
- Carol Margaret Tongue since 2015
- Geoffrey Sykes since 2012
- Richard David Walker since 2011
- Rebecca Stephens since 2018
- Rev Neil Richard Jones since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Martin Weale Chair since 2014
- Carol Margaret Tongue since 2015
- Geoffrey Sykes since 2012
- Richard David Walker since 2011
- Rebecca Stephens since 2018
- Rev Neil Richard Jones since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Martin Weale Chair since 2014
- Carol Margaret Tongue since 2015
- Geoffrey Sykes since 2012
- Richard David Walker since 2011
- Rebecca Stephens since 2018
- Rev Neil Richard Jones since 2015
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
- 1123605
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 FEBRUARY 2008
- Companies House
- Company number 06509168 · Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Contact on the register
- 07792539799 · bcaadvocacy@outlook.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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