Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

AUTISM FAMILY SUPPORT OXFORDSHIRE

To further the study, support, development and well being of individuals with an Autistic Spectrum Condition, and their families.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£283£213£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£260£259£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£216£203£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£189£239£-49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£191£209£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£186£190£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£183£185£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£123£163£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£144£175£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/14£160£189£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/13£184£168£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/12£191£147£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/11£144£118£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/10£107£116£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/09£183£141£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/08£147£125£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/07£135£151£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/06£114£126£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/05£127£118£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/04£120£119£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 46 years

www.afso.org.uk

gita@afso.org.uk

01235 754700

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Oxfordshire Community Foundation£23,627
DCMS£14,475
Wates Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Q&A on Autism
£11,127 20/12/2022
10
Grant to Autism Family Support Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Autism Together - Peer Support for autistic children and their families
£8,000 23/07/2021
9
Grant to Autism Family Support Oxfordshire
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,975 21/09/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,500 13/08/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Project Cornona: We're Listening (several projects in response to our community's requests for support))
£4,500 23/07/2020
3
Advice & Support - providing family support and advice remotely, reaching out to vulnerable families.
Wates Foundation - Autism Family Support Oxfordshire (AFSO)
£10,000 20/05/2020
Funding towards the three-year salary costs of a Family Support Worker.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CATHERINE SARAH HILL Appointed: 2021
  • DR HAYLEY JANE RYDER Appointed: 2021
  • ELIZABETH HICKINGBOTHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • HELEN LINDSAY TOONE Appointed: 2021
  • NICHOLAS KEENE
  • PAUL ANTHONY RENNARD Appointed: 2019
  • SIMON TYRRELL Appointed: 2024
  • SUSAN SWEENEY Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/10/1978, number: 276494
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

21 Harwell Road
Sutton Courtenay
ABINGDON
Oxfordshire
OX14 4BN

Objectives

TO FURTHER THE STUDY AND THERAPEUTIC EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER, (HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS ASD).

Defined Area of Benefit:

OXFORDSHIRE AND THE NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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