POhWER
Key takeaways
- POhWER's work fits best where a project helps people with disability, illness or social exclusion to speak up, since its themes are trustee development, self-advocacy, peer support and advocacy groups.
- The annual report gives no grant figures and no typical size, so any request should be framed around the cost of a specific activity rather than an assumed amount.
- No way to apply was found, so check that the project matches the stated purpose before making any approach, and keep the first contact short and clear.
- The fund is described as supporting people who want to become trustees or set up advocacy activity, so an organisation whose project is not about these things may find it less of a match.
- Whether the funder is competitive or relationship-led cannot be judged from what is known.
Overview
POhWER is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1061543).
POhWER is a charity registered in England and Wales that supports people who find it hard to express their views or get the support they need because of disability, illness, social exclusion or other challenges. It provides advocacy, information and advice to help people speak up, be heard and secure their rights and entitlements. Its Arthur Bate Fund was created in memory of a founding trustee and campaigner for the rights of people with disabilities, to support people who wish to become trustees of charities, set up self-advocacy, peer support or advocacy groups, or start other kinds of advocacy activity.
What they fund
Priority Areas
POhWER supports people who, because of disability, illness, social exclusion and other challenges, have difficulty expressing their views or getting the support they need. Its work provides advocacy, information and advice to help people speak up, be heard and secure their rights and entitlements. Through the Arthur Bate Fund, it supports people who want to become trustees of charities, set up self-advocacy, peer-support or advocacy groups, or start other kinds of advocacy activity. Its approach is to help people have a voice and make a real difference to their lives, while putting the wishes and needs of those it works with first.
Themes
- Trustee development
- Self-advocacy
- Peer support
- Advocacy groups
Geographic Focus
United Kingdom.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 March 2021 | £15,624,829 | £14,559,653 | — | Accounts for year to 30 March 2021 |
| year to 30 March 2022 | £15,934,026 | £14,315,376 | — | Accounts for year to 30 March 2022 |
| year to 30 March 2023 | £16,911,291 | £16,643,342 | £8,953 | Accounts for year to 30 March 2023 |
| year to 30 March 2024 | £16,086,520 | £15,936,683 | — | Accounts for year to 30 March 2024 |
| year to 30 March 2025 | £15,975,771 | £15,854,635 | — | Accounts for year to 30 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 30 March 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- pohwer.net · read on 23 October 2026
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.
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