# SAY APHASIA

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1169933
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 27, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1169933


## Contact

- **Address:** 9 Gatton Park Lane, BRIGHTON
- **Postcode:** BN1 5BQ
- **Phone:** 07796143118
- **Email:** colin@sayaphasia.org
- **Website:** www.sayaphasia.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH APHASIA and associated acquired communication difficulties after a stroke, head injury or brain tumour AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH CHARITABLE SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF THERAPY, SUPPORT AND INFORMATION.

**Activities:** Say Aphasia is a charity that supports people living with aphasia. Aphasia is a communication disability which occurs when the communication centres of the brain are damaged. Say Aphasia offers drop-in groups based in the UK. The group is open for anyone with aphasia to attend. The groups provide an opportunity to socialise and meet other people experiencing similar challenges.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 28, 2025 | £123837 | £103289 | — | — |
| Sept. 28, 2024 | £50167 | £66240 | — | — |
| Sept. 28, 2023 | £77412 | £57879 | — | — |
| Sept. 28, 2022 | £43153 | £47661 | — | — |
| Sept. 28, 2021 | £52020 | £31418 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **COLIN LYALL** (Chair) — appointed March 19, 2026
- Dr Catharine Swinburn — appointed Aug. 2, 2021
- Ian Lyall — appointed April 11, 2022
- Jeremy Hodgkinson — appointed April 28, 2025
- Martin Hall — appointed May 20, 2024