Registered charity (CIO) · London
The Advocacy Academy
The Advocacy Academy is a registered charity (number 1161785) based in London, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Daniel Taylor since 2022. Latest income £1.1m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £1.1m (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
- Where
- Lambeth
- Website
- www.theadvocacyacademy.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.1m£1.2m
- 2024£2.1m£1.4m
- 2023£912k£1.2m
Earlier years
- 2022£719k£887k
- 2021£739k£507k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:(1) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IN THE SUBJECT OF POLITICS; AND(2) TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE ADULTS.
Grants received
45 grants · £5,234,502 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 · £2,333,513 (5 grants)
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £892,000 (9 grants)
- Guy's and St Thomas' Charity · £594,679 (2 grants)
- Lankelly Chase Foundation · £524,560 (7 grants)
- Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund · £191,000 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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
- Daniel Taylor Chair since 2022
- Bradley Daniel Lewis since 2026
- Jack Van Cooten since 2024
- James Asfa since 2026
- Mark Christopher Straw since 2024
- Michelle King since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Michelle King since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Daniel Taylor Chair since 2022
- Bradley Daniel Lewis since 2026
- Jack Van Cooten since 2024
- James Asfa since 2026
- Mark Christopher Straw since 2024
- Michelle King since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
2.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 9.2 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1161785
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 21 May 2015
- Contact on the register
- 07726715092 · hello@theadvocacyacademy.com
- 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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