Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +8

AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND CARERS TOGETHER 

ACCT runs a wide range of fun and supportive activity groups for autistic children and young people in Sheffield including regular multi-activity children and teenage groups, football coaching, arts and gaming, with sessions held in-person and online. We also run a social group for young autistic adults, a parent-carer support group and Autism-friendly activities for the whole family.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 8 years

www.acctsheffield.org.uk

ENQUIRIES@ACCTSHEFFIELD.ORG.UK

01142230242

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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
31/03/23£155£210£-55n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/22£206£162£44n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/21£181£141£40n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/20£154£136£18n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/19£101£123£-22n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/18£146£107£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Sheffield City,

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£138,708
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
DCMS£13,600
Cheshire Community Foundation£4,758
Co-Operative Group£3,009
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - InterACCT
£8,730 14/07/2023
The funding will be used to deliver drama and gaming sessions during the summer holidays and youth club sessions for young people aged 13-18 living with autism. This aims to provide an inclusive ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - ACCTing Up!
£70,000 02/06/2023
The project will run regular activity groups for autistic children and young people in Sheffield including football coaching and drama. The funding will empower young people to plan and deliver ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£20,000 30/09/2022
Weston Youth Grant
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Asperger's Children and Carers Together (ACCT) - 18/11/21
£1,500 21/12/2021
ACCT Drama Club
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£20,000 29/10/2021
Weston Youth Grant
National Lottery Community Fund - ACCTing Out with The A Team
£9,978 15/10/2021
The funding will be used to work in partnership with a group that supports autistic adults to provide weekly social educational and support activity sessions. The project aims to help autistic ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Take ACCTion
£4,758 04/11/2020
Asperger’s Children and Carers Together (ACCT) delivers group activity sessions that help autistic children and young people in Sheffield to improve their social communication, build positive ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Asperger's Children and Carers Together (ACCT)
£3,009 24/10/2020
We run weekly activity groups to help children with autism in Sheffield build their confidence, improve their health and make friends.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£10,000 11/09/2020
ACCTing Online, ACCTing Together.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 25/06/2020
"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
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£3,600 28/02/2020
Acctivate and Teenage Club Activity Groups for Autistic Young People
National Lottery Community Fund - Getting ACCTive with Autism
£50,000 23/04/2019
12
TPP4 - ACCTive about Autism
National Lottery Community Fund - Autism-friendly Toddler Group
£10,000 14/03/2019
12
The funding will be used to implement an autism friendly playgroup for children under five years old. Participants will be provided with a suitable environment to play and learn and where parents and ....more
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Asperger's Children & Carers Together
£500 08/01/2019
Grant through the Heart of the Community Fund used to pay for monthly swimming sessions for families with children affected by Asperger’s and Autism in Sheffield.
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£3,000 21/02/2018
Youth clubs, social groups, sports, parents' groups, drop-in support and day trips for children with Asperger's syndrome and high functioning autism and their families.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/09/2016, number: 1169099
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

St Mary's Community Centre
Bramall Lane
Sheffield
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Objectives

The object of the CIO is to support the needs of autistic children and young people living in the Sheffield area, in particular by provision of services and assistance to them and their family and carers, irrespective of political or religious affiliation, race, gender or sexual orientation.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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