Our Voice Our Choice
What it does
Self advocacy for people with learning disabilities in Ceredigion. Training for people with learning disabilities.Training for the general public on the needs of people with learning disabilities.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:A) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES LIVING IN THE CEREDIGION AREA AND BY EXTENSION THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS THROUGH A RANGE OF ADVOCACY AND TRAINING SERVICES AIMED AT IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND ENABLING PEOPLE TO ASSERT THEIR RIGHTS.B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES THROUGH TRAINING, WORKSHOPS AND GROUPWORK.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Disability
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Ceredigion
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £3,213 and spent £2,976.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £3,213 | £2,976 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 July 2024 | £9,445 | £8,579 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 July 2023 | £2,410 | £7,447 | Not reported | 10 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 33%, from £2,410 in the year to 31 July 2023 to £3,213 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 93% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 3 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
25 January 2022, Newport
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Questions to the Leader of the Council
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Anita Jayne ClasbyChair
- Bethan Mererid Kench
- Carl Ian Robert Fowler
- rosemarie Israel
Filing record
Of the last 3 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 20 February 2026, 100 days early | Received 20 February 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 26 May 2025, 5 days early | Received 26 May 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 18 July 2024, 48 days late | Received 18 July 2024 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1201554
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 12 January 2023
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 12 Jan 2023
- Council area of its contact address
- Ceredigion
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.