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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 total

360Giving 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 £10,0002022-04-01
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

7y median 8y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 5Other Charitable Purposes 5

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£28 latest income
24 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

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
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