Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

CHESHIRE AUTISM PRACTICAL SUPPORT LTD 

To support families with Autism Spectrum Condition or Aspergers Syndrome, whether diagnosed or not, living in Cheshire
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 11 years

www.cheshireautism.org.uk

admin@cheshireautism.org.uk

03448508607

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UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£508£436£72£0£146£782.22420
31/12/21£369£467£-98n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/20£429£315£115n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/19£388£387£1n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/18£376£371£4£0£0£0n/a030
31/12/17£296£263£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£158£149£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£121£134£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£105£106£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£124£102£22£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 54%
Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 9.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Halton, Warrington,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 24 employees
  • 20 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£393,067
Cheshire Community Foundation£20,444
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Co-Operative Group£13,372
DCMS£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 22/09/2020
"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 ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Grant to ChAPS (Cheshire Autism Practical Support Ltd)
£9,550 18/06/2020
Cheshire Autism Practical Support Ltd (ChAPS) provides a wide-ranging variety of clubs, activities and support for people with Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) of all ages and their families. This ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - The Club - specialised socialisation group for children with Autism Spectrum Condition
£7,894 18/05/2020
We are Cheshire Autism Practical Support Ltd (ChAPS) and we provide a wide-ranging variety of clubs, activities and support for people with Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) of all ages and their ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 29/11/2019
Cheshire West and Chester Activities
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cheshire Autism Practical Support (ChAPS)
£13,372 15/11/2019
We want to run Play Therapy courses for children with autism.
National Lottery Community Fund - Autisms Got Talent
£8,838 28/10/2019
12
Autisms Got Talent
National Lottery Community Fund - ChAPS - Sustainability Project
£384,229 17/10/2019
60
Building Sustainability
Cheshire Community Foundation - contribution to work in CwaC
£3,000 06/08/2019
Our request to the trustees of The Holroyd Foundation is to consider a donation of around £3,000 towards our programme of activities for people with ASC and their families in Cheshire West and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Parent/Carer Training Programme
£9,450 28/06/2018
12
The funding will be used to run training sessions and workshops for parents and carers of people with autism. The project aims to provide comprehensive training and information to help deal with ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 05/06/2018
Autism Spectrum Condition - A comprehensive package of support and opportunities.
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£3,000 07/03/2018
Youth clubs, sports and exercise activities, arts and crafts and social activities for children and young people with autism spectrum conditions.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cheshire Autism Practical Support Ltd
£20,640 13/11/2017
36
This project will work with 5-15 year olds with Autistic Spectrum Conditions; delivering a mindfulness and self help programme. The project will improve mental wellbeing, help to develop positive ....more
Sport England - We can do it!
£9,664 10/05/2017
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled We can do it!. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
National Lottery Community Fund - Brighter Futures
£375,505 19/10/2016
36
Cheshire Autism Practical Support Ltd (ChAPS) aims to expand their services through this project to support children, young people and adults on the autism spectrum, as well as families and agencies ....more
Three Guineas Trust - Salary of a family support worker
£30,600 20/05/2014
Towards the salary of a family support worker.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cheshire Autism Practical Support (CHAPS)
£25,000 29/07/2013
The charity supports families with members having an Autism Spectrum Condition or Aspergers Syndrome. providing information, advice and a range of support services to enable families to cope with the ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 27-55
  • JOANNE THOMAS (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/11/2012, number: 1149624
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/10/2012, number: 08262460
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR15: 40 days late,
Main office

ChAPS Autism Ark
Yarwoods Arm
Navigation Road
Northwich
Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire
CW8 1BE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE ASPERGERS SYNDROME OR AUTISM SPECTRUM CONDITION WHETHER DIAGNOSED OR NOT AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN CHESHIRE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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