Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

CHILDREN ON THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM PARENTS' ASSOCIATION

We run youth clubs for young people on the Autistic Spectrum.We provide information and discussion facilities for parents.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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£582£581£1£48£157£1152.41523
31/03/22£372£395£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£229£177£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£289£340£-50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£278£258£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£251£242£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£241£225£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£205£212£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£221£199£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£157£179£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£179£156£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£106£104£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£82£93£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£70£61£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£56£33£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£28£30£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£34£24£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£18£13£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 8.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 19 years

http://www.caspabromley.org.uk

contactus@caspabromley.org.uk

02080509056

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bromley,
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
National Lottery Community Fund£153,188
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£75,000
City Bridge Trust£60,000
Three Guineas Trust£43,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Postcode Society Trust£25,000
Sport England£14,786
DCMS£12,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Three Guineas Trust - Holiday playscheme 2024
£15,000 16/04/2024
12
Holiday playscheme 2024
Sport England - CASPA Autistic Sports Programme
£14,786 17/01/2024
10
The project will provide a specialised sports programme for around 100 young people with autism living within Orpington and Bromley. Designed to reduce sedentary lifestyles and improve physical and mental wellbeing, sessions will be delivered by an ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Children on the Autistic Spectrum Parents Association
£10,000 15/09/2023
Purchase of laptops for a charity which works with children and adults with autism in Bromley
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Children on the Austistic Spectrum Parents' Association
£75,000 29/06/2023
A peer support community and social hub for autistic people of all ages and their families/carers in the London Borough of Bromley and beyond.
Three Guineas Trust - Holiday Playscheme 2023
£10,000 16/05/2023
Holiday Playscheme 2023
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 14/10/2022
CASPA Social Clubs
Wates Foundation - NWF Oct 22_CASPA Connects
£10,000 12/10/2022
Funding towrards CASPA Connects: an exciting safe and secure online chat room on Discord for young people and adults in Bromley with autism and neurodiversity. It is a user-lead tech based initiative facilitating both virtual and face-to-face social ....more
Postcode Society Trust - Operational costs
£25,000 27/06/2022
Funding contributed to the running of weekly social clubs which facilitated social connection and enrichment for autistic people.
Three Guineas Trust - Holiday Play Scheme 2022
£8,000 19/05/2022
Holiday Play Scheme 2022
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£2,595 04/05/2022
Covid response
Co-Operative Group - Grant to CASPA
£4,227 23/10/2021
We would like to enable children and adults with autism to access high quality services, to have fun and develop their skills and self-confidence, the same as any other child or adult.
National Lottery Community Fund - CASPA Forest School
£3,188 22/10/2021
The funding is being used to provide training for staff which will enable them to engage children who are living with autism in outdoor activities. This will give vulnerable people the chance to spend time in nature and improve levels of mental ....more
Three Guineas Trust - Holiday Play Scheme 2021
£10,000 23/06/2021
Holiday Play Scheme 2021
London Catalyst - CASPA Children on the Autistic Spectrum Parents Association - 2
£1,500 11/05/2021
CASPA Juniors
National Lottery Community Fund - CASPA Social Skills Clubs and CASPA Futures Programme
£150,000 29/03/2021
35
The project is using funding to deliver a Social Skills Club and an 18+ CASPA Futures Programmes in Bromley working to address the inequalities faced by people with Autism and those who are neurodiverse and their families. Activity programmes ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,800 21/08/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to CASPA
£60,000 22/07/2020
36
£60,000 over 3 years (3 x £20,000) towards a multi-skill programme to help young people’s transition into adulthood, work and society through the development of life skills focusing on independence, personal and practical skills-taught ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to CASPA (Children on the Autistic Spectrum Parents Association)
£2,700 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will provide emotional and mental health support for children and young people experiencing social isolation during Covid-19 and support them to better manage their mental health.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,700 21/05/2020
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
London Catalyst - Children on the Autistic Spectrum Parents Association - 1
£5,000 03/09/2019
CASPA Community Cafe
National Lottery Community Fund - CASPA Tots
£9,676 04/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to provide support for children with autism. The project aims to address issues of social isolation and help build relationships.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Children on the Autistic Spectrum Parents Association
£2,140 26/06/2019
24
towards a two-night trip to Surrey for children from the London Borough of Bromley
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 13/06/2018
Holistic wellbeing support for young people with autism and their families.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to CASPA (Children on the Autistic Spectrum Parents Association)
£30,000 13/03/2018
36
This club will provide arts and leisure activities for young people on the autistic spectrum who are disadvantaged by feeling isolated and experience barriers to education. This will encourage confidence, raise expectations and improve relationships.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to CASPA
£4,386 29/11/2017
We would like to buy specialist equipment, support and an extra coach for our trampolining programme for children with Autism.
National Lottery Community Fund - Aspire
£10,000 18/02/2016
12
The group will use the funding to deliver a series of creative workshops for socially isolated young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) or autism. This will encourage inclusion and improved levels of engagement with the community.
Three Guineas Trust - Summer play scheme
£5,000 28/05/2015
Summer play scheme.
Three Guineas Trust - Summer play scheme
£5,000 20/05/2014
Summer play scheme.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to CASPA
£18,000 12/09/2013
36
towards three years' salary costs for a social skills project for children and young people with autism spectrum and communication disorders in Kent
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Children on the Autistic Spectrum Parents Association
£30,000 29/06/2011
the salary of the Project Manager
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • HELEN SMITH Appointed: 2023
  • JAMES CLEVERLY Appointed: 2023
  • JAMES HUNT (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • SHARON HARRISON Appointed: 2021
  • SIMON BOYLE Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/06/2005, number: 1110260
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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
18 returns made; AR07: 117 days late,
Main office

CASPA
Community House
South Street
Bromley
Kent

Objectives

TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE FOREGOING BY:A PROVIDING SUPPORT AND EDUCATION THROUGH LEISURE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES; B PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR THE PARENTS OF THE AFORESAID INDIVIDUALS; C IDENTIFYING AND FUNDING THE EMPLOYMENT OF SUITABLE YOUTH WORKERS AND OTHER ACTIVITY PROVIDERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE BECKENHAM, KENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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