Registered charity (CIO) · Bristol
Autism Advocacy
Autism Advocacy is a registered charity (number 1181277) based in Bristol, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Shamajla Shane since 2018. Latest income £28 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £28 (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
- Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Throughout England
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£28£621
- 2024£8k£2k
- 2023£10k£2k
Earlier years
- 2022£10k£224
- 2021£0£2
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF A DISABILITY OR LEARNING DIFFICULTY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:A) ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER TO ELIMINATE THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH AUTISM AND THE REDUCING BARRIERS WITHIN SOCIETY; ANDB) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AUTISM BY SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND WORKING WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS SCHOOLS ETC TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION OF SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
Grants received
1 grant · £10,000 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 · £10,000
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
- Shamajla Shane Chair since 2018
- Dr Tammy Louise Harrison since 2018
- Ms Fozia Asam Ayub since 2018
- Nisba Ahmed since 2023
- Rizwana Akhtar since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Shamajla Shane Chair since 2018
- Dr Tammy Louise Harrison since 2018
- Ms Fozia Asam Ayub since 2018
- Rizwana Akhtar since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Shamajla Shane Chair since 2018
- Dr Tammy Louise Harrison since 2018
- Ms Fozia Asam Ayub since 2018
- Nisba Ahmed since 2023
- Rizwana Akhtar since 2018
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
- 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
- 1181277
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Dec 2018
- Contact on the register
- 07878931511 · info@autismadvocacy.co.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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