Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

AUTISM TOGETHER 

Established in 1968 the charity is now a leading provider of specialist residential, day services, respite and family support to people with autism, based in Wirral.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 32 years

www.autismtogether.co.uk

enquiries@autismtogether.co.uk

01513347510

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£25,090£25,335£-245£73£10,142£10,0984.887035
31/03/22£24,517£23,816£701£64£7,120£7,0593.691620
31/03/21£23,678£22,797£881£100£3,986£3,9322.196520
31/03/20£22,868£23,139£-271£96£4,380£4,3642.39695
31/03/19£21,857£21,873£-16£133£3,024£3,0171.797548
31/03/18£21,208£21,479£-271£78£3,888£3,8492.29670
31/03/17£20,138£20,505£-367£77£3,192£3,1321.89360
31/03/16£19,137£19,398£-261£56£3,448£3,3972.19130
31/03/15£18,206£17,664£542£80£2,944£2,87428580
31/03/14£15,776£15,642£134£59£4,840£4,6403.67500
31/03/13£13,480£13,213£267£47£1,746£1,6821.56130
31/03/12£12,132£11,821£311£53£2,644£2,5882.65200
31/03/11£11,633£10,742£892£75£3,277£2,9413.34910
31/03/10£11,002£10,412£590£76£1,253£5130.64370
31/03/09£9,471£9,118£352£88£2,313£2,0462.73730
31/03/08£7,689£7,556£133£57£1,400£1,29023140
31/03/07£6,852£6,719£133£19£2,429£1,3452.43040
31/03/06£6,236£6,189£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£5,812£5,647£165£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£5,512£5,256£256£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire West & Chester, Wirral, Wrexham,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 870 employees
  • 35 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£32,474
DCMS£19,864
Co-Operative Group£16,358
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Autism Together
£2,793 21/10/2023
Since the onset of Covid, the mental health of autistic people has suffered greatly. We want to provide autism advice sessions, to support children and adults with their mental wellbeing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Autism Together
£3,509 22/10/2022
We would like to provide different sporting sessions for the people we support with autism.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Autism Together
£4,853 23/10/2021
We wish to purchase IT equipment to provide virtual access to our day services for the autistic people we support during Covid-19.
National Lottery Community Fund - Autism Together Advice Sessions
£4,600 28/01/2021
12
The organisation will offer advice sessions for people with Autism and Asperger Syndrome who are diagnosed going through diagnosis or considering going for a diagnosis with the aim of increasing ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£19,864 26/06/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Autism Together
£5,204 15/11/2019
We are raising funds to build an assessment and diagnosis centre for children and adults with autism.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connected Club
£27,874 25/07/2019
36
The organisation offers adults with autism the opportunity to meet new people and socialise with each other. Funding for the project will go towards staff and running costs.
Sport England - Changing room refurbishment
£30,000 20/08/2018
9
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Changing room refurbishment. This project is a Swimming & Diving project, with a focus on ....more
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Changing room refurbishment
£30,000 20/08/2018
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Changing room refurbishment'. This project is a Swimming & Diving project, with a focus on ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - AutismAbility
£10,000 13/12/2017
12
The organisation will use the funding to continue to run a sports and physical engagement programme of activities for adults with autism across Wirral. This will provide a wide range of activities to ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Autism Together
£4,708 29/11/2017
We want to start a new canoeing programme to help people with Autism to take part in this activity and learn new skills.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Autism Together
£28,149 10/08/2017
36
This project will work with autistic children and young people, delivering sessions and support which will improve self belief, reduce isolation and improve emotional wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stand Proud
£10,000 11/04/2017
12
The project will offer therapy and support to young people who have experienced abuse and neglect to help them build their confidence and trust.
Sport England - Autismability Sports Project
£187,896 21/05/2014
Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Autismability Sports Project'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Wirral Autistic Society
£50,000 13/06/2013
towards the building costs of a new eight-bed residential facility in Merseyside for people with Autism
National Lottery Community Fund - STEP INTO WORK
£264,602 14/09/2011
60
This new project will help people with Asperger's syndrome and autism to gain employment through a comprehensive programme of training and real work experience. The project also aims to help ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/01/1992, number: 1007878
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/10/1991, number: 02658268
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Autism Together
Oak House
Unit C
6 Tebay Road
Bromborough
WIRRAL

Objectives

TO PROVIDE, PROMOTE AND DEVELOP SERVICES FOR THE WELFARE, CARE, TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF THOSE CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS VARIOUSLY DIAGNOSED AS AUTISTIC, OR AS HAVING AUTISTIC TENDENCIES OR TRAITS, OR ASPERGER'S SYNDROME, WHETHER OR NOT THESE CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER CONDITIONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase

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