Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Poor Liquidity: -1
Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

AUTISM INITIATIVES (UK)

THE MISSION OF AUTISM INITIATIVES IS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS BY PROVIDING A RANGE OF SERVICES WHICH ARE PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND INNOVATIVE.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 gender

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£57,776	£58,446	£-670	£63	£10,630	£8,279	1.7	1,958	12
31/03/22		£52,782	£52,018	£764	£47	£11,300	£9,237	2.1	1,782	11
31/03/21		£49,923	£47,305	£2,618	£23	£10,536	£8,652	2.2	1,826	23
31/03/20		£45,164	£46,639	£-1,475	£4	£7,919	£6,330	1.6	1,703	40
31/03/19		£41,627	£40,104	£1,523	£1	£9,394	£8,049	2.4	1,585	44
31/03/18		£38,645	£37,623	£1,022	£36	£7,871	£6,645	2.1	1,529	0
31/03/17		£47,558	£46,585	£973	£114	£13,346	£11,504	3	2,102	0
31/03/16		£44,616	£44,426	£190	£114	£12,289	£10,502	2.8	1,985	0
31/03/15		£42,541	£43,075	£-534	£285	£12,199	£10,990	3.1	1,951	0
31/03/14		£45,066	£44,761	£305	£320	£12,733	£11,743	3.1	2,036	0
31/03/13		£43,809	£43,455	£354	£279	£12,428	£11,798	3.3	2,082	0
31/03/12		£41,291	£40,119	£1,172	£235	£12,074	£11,526	3.4	1,809	0
31/03/11		£37,570	£35,493	£2,077	£180	£10,902	£10,310	3.5	1,594	0
31/03/10		£32,246	£29,922	£2,324	£170	£8,997	£8,462	3.4	1,352	0
31/03/09		£27,812	£25,793	£2,019	£83	£6,743	£6,304	2.9	1,025	0
31/03/08		£18,172	£17,773	£399	£57	£3,093	£2,611	1.8	642	0
31/03/07		£16,690	£16,055	£635	£58	£2,695	£2,280	1.7	574	0
31/03/06		£13,784	£14,509	£-725	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£14,453	£14,089	£364	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£11,612	£11,064	£548	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 34 years

www.autisminitiatives.org

headoffice@autisminitiatives.org

01513309500

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Isle Of Man, Scotland, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

1,958 employees
12 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	£141,996
Co-Operative Group	£9,083
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to Autism Initiatives UK
£2,000	21/07/2023	To support their MeCycle project which offers financial sustainability and providing greater opportunities for young autistic people. Development will include creating a bar area, increasing the ....more To support their MeCycle project which offers financial sustainability and providing greater opportunities for young autistic people. Development will include creating a bar area, increasing the functionality of the food preparation area with new equipment, extraction, crockery for serving new menus, upgrading some workshop tools and equipment and investing in more robust outdoor café barriers/planters
National Lottery Community Fund - Autism Initiatives - One Stop Shop Cost-of-Living Workshops - UKPCOL
£24,135	14/03/2023	This group will use funding to deliver weekly workshops from their One Stop Shops located in Edinburgh Perth and Inverness. These workshops will provide access to support and services for the ....more This group will use funding to deliver weekly workshops from their One Stop Shops located in Edinburgh Perth and Inverness. These workshops will provide access to support and services for the autistic community who are experiencing hardship due to the cost-of-living crisis. Over the 48 weeks of the project around 400 individuals will access additional support.
National Lottery Community Fund - My Life My Choices
£103,510	07/10/2022	This group will create a new autism Diagnostic Hub ‘My Life My Choices’ next door to their ‘Number 6’ centre supporting adults with a diagnosis. This will consolidate all diagnosis related ....more This group will create a new autism Diagnostic Hub ‘My Life My Choices’ next door to their ‘Number 6’ centre supporting adults with a diagnosis. This will consolidate all diagnosis related work and include new bespoke support arrangements for LGBTQI+ and ethnic minority groups that are harder to reach. The project will work with around 200 people and involve 6 volunteers over 2 years.
National Lottery Community Fund - Autistic Women & Girls Friendship & Empowerment Project
£9,452	29/03/2022	This organisation will deliver a variety of support groups for autistic young girls and women in Edinburgh. The project will reduce isolation and increase self-esteem.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Peterhouse School for Autistic Children
£7,742	23/10/2021	We'd like to provide wellbeing activities for parents and carers of children with autism. This will include emotional support, as well as creative and relaxation sessions.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to OSSME - Autism Initiatives
£1,341	23/10/2021	We'd like to provide free autism training and support for family members at the Hudson Centre who have autistic children. There is no other free service like this for families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Out Plus
£4,899	15/07/2020 6	This group will use the funding to deliver digital support and pop-up drop-in sessions in Skye Caithness and Lochaber for adults with autism.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Out - autism in the Highlands
£7,798	17/10/2018 12	This group will use the funding to hold monthly pop-up One Stop Shop 'drop-in' sessions in Skye, Caithness and Lochaber over the course of a year to support individuals with autism who live in rural ....more This group will use the funding to hold monthly pop-up One Stop Shop 'drop-in' sessions in Skye, Caithness and Lochaber over the course of a year to support individuals with autism who live in rural communities.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Harrington Community Garden
£9,200	06/09/2018 12	The funding will be used to create a garden space featuring specialist sensory equipment, seating area, play equipment and a planting area for people with autism. The project aims to provide a calm ....more The funding will be used to create a garden space featuring specialist sensory equipment, seating area, play equipment and a planting area for people with autism. The project aims to provide a calm outdoor space to reduce anxiety, improve mental wellbeing and teach basic skills.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	24/07/2017	Core costs

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 58-81

CARYS OWEN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Solicitor

JOHN MCCARTHY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired Police Officer

MARIE LAMBDEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Administrator

ROSE BUTTERY Appointed: 1994, Occupation: Classroom Assistant S.E.N.

ANDREW GRAINGER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: AUTISM VENTURES, AUTISM SPECTRUM CONNECTIONS CYMRU, THE PETERHOUSE SCHOOL FOUNDATION,

BRIAN EDWARD WILLIAMS (Chair) Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Social Work Manager, Other trusteeships: AUTISM INITIATIVES GROUP, ROSSENDALE REFUGEE SUPPORT GROUP,

ELIZABETH VERONICA SLATER Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Social Services Resource Centr, Other trusteeship: AUTISM INITIATIVES GROUP,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/03/1990, number: 702632
Registered at Companies House on 26/10/1989, number: 02436777

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR04: 68 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from AUTISM ALLIANCE UK on 14/02/2023

Main office

SEFTON HOUSE
BRIDLE ROAD
BOOTLE
MERSEYSIDE
L30 4XR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: (1) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF AND TO SUPPORT THE ASSISTANCE, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND INDEPENDENCE OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM AND / OR ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS, AND THEIR FAMILIES; (2) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM AND / OR ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS, AND THEIR FAMILIES; (3) ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES SELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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