Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 3

Good reserves management: +3
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

AUTISM.WEST MIDLANDS

Autism West Midlands is the leading provider of specialist autism services in the West Midlands. We support people with autism and their families through our residential and supported living services, and through family support, education, advice, training, and support into employment. We are an active member of the Autism Alliance - the leading group of UK autism charities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

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	£9,152	£8,913	£239	£16	£4,404	£4,404	5.9	253	8
31/03/22	£8,656	£8,049	£607	£15	£4,165	£4,165	6.2	269	1
31/03/21	£7,667	£7,272	£395	£22	£3,558	£3,556	5.9	281	5
31/03/20	£6,964	£6,547	£417	£25	£3,163	£3,161	5.8	269	11
31/03/19	£6,259	£5,846	£413	£21	£2,746	£2,739	5.6	240	13
31/03/18	£6,376	£5,638	£738	£26	£2,333	£2,333	5	241	0
31/03/17	£6,391	£6,078	£313	£33	£1,595	£1,595	3.1	267	0
31/03/16	£6,294	£6,240	£54	£64	£1,651	£1,614	3.1	258	0
31/03/15	£6,436	£6,262	£174	£70	£1,583	£1,535	2.9	230	0
31/03/14	£6,704	£6,273	£431	£39	£1,409	£1,361	2.6	180	0
31/03/13	£6,575	£6,281	£294	£14	£978	£948	1.8	180	0
31/03/12	£6,895	£6,718	£176	£27	£484	£426	0.8	186	0
31/03/11	£6,681	£6,348	£334	£39	£677	£646	1.2	186	0
31/03/10	£8,468	£8,173	£295	£144	£-171	£-257	-0.4	232	0
31/03/09	£10,083	£11,399	£-1,316	£120	£90	£83	0.1	391	0
31/03/08	£10,529	£10,280	£249	£99	£1,406	£1,410	1.6	383	0
31/03/07	£10,311	£9,871	£440	£108	£1,157	£1,165	1.4	378	0
31/03/06	£10,098	£9,975	£123	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£8,742	£8,939	£-197	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£7,857	£7,697	£160	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 38 years

www.autismwestmidlands.org.uk

info@autismwestmidlands.org.uk

01214507582

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

253 employees
8 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

Department of Health	£13,168
DCMS	£9,912
Department for Transport	£2,607

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department of Health - Autism West Midlands
£3,731	01/04/2021	The funded schemes will expand access for children and young people aged 25 and under to local services to support their mental health and provide early intervention for those at risk of mental ....more The funded schemes will expand access for children and young people aged 25 and under to local services to support their mental health and provide early intervention for those at risk of mental health problems.The fund will enable these diverse projects to reach more young people, with an emphasis on improving access to support outside of NHS services, including for groups such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,912	14/08/2020	"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 "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Department of Health - Autism West Midlands
£9,437	28/04/2020	Competitive Grants Scheme on the extension of existing MH services for children and young people.BAU Yr2 of 3 - changed to S70 for 20/21 (Yr 1 was s64)
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£2,607	01/04/2020	The Local Authority Bus Subsidy Ring-Fenced (Revenue) Grant is paid by the Department for Transport to local authorities in place of the Bus Services Operators Grant previously paid to bus operators ....more The Local Authority Bus Subsidy Ring-Fenced (Revenue) Grant is paid by the Department for Transport to local authorities in place of the Bus Services Operators Grant previously paid to bus operators for running services under tender to local authorities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Ready, Steady, GROW !!
£9,800	20/12/2018 12	This funding will be used to purchase gardening equipment to improve nutrition for people with autism through gardening.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 55-73

DR GLENYS JONES Appointed: 2012, Occupation: University Lecturer

JOHN DROZD Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

JOY TAYLOR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Management Accountant

PHILIP JORDAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Company Director

DR ASHOK ROY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Doctor, Other trusteeships: JAFFRAY CARE SOCIETY, THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, SPARC AUTISM,

GURDIP SINGH Appointed: 1994, Occupation: Manufacturing Engineer, Other trusteeship: SPARC AUTISM,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/01/1986, number: 517077
Registered at Companies House on 07/10/1985, number: 01953344

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

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
Investing charity funds 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Imperial Court
10 Sovereign Road
Kings Norton Business Centre
Kings Norton
Birmingham
B30 3ES

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM AND/OR OTHER RELATED CONDITIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

W.MIDLANDS AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES (SEE OBJECTS)

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