Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 5

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 3

UNDERSTANDING AUTISM NORTH WEST

Understanding Autism North West is a registered charity providing a specialised therapeutic service for individuals and families who are affected by Asperger's syndrome and high functioning autism (AS/HFA). Serving the autism community in East Lancashire.

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Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 4 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
05/04/23	£121,672	£95,670	£26,002
05/04/22	£93,065	£80,747	£12,318
05/04/21	£73,907	£77,541	£-3,634
05/04/20	£75,808	£70,327	£5,481
05/04/19	£116,266	£102,862	£13,404

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.understandingautismnw.co.uk

info@understandingautismnw.co.uk

01254471500

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

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	£293,171
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£4,995
CAF	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Increasing capacity to address continuing high demand
£4,995	04/07/2022	The funding will be used to provide specialist mental health support service for adults.
National Lottery Community Fund - Increasing capacity to address waiting times
£9,960	01/07/2022	The funding will be used to deliver counselling sessions to serve whose who experience autism residing in and around the North West.
National Lottery Community Fund - Specialist Autism Counselling
£234,503	19/03/2021 35	Autism North West (UANW) provide specialist Autism counselling to clients across Lancashire. Funding for will enable the group to expand their services with the aim of empowering individuals and ....more Autism North West (UANW) provide specialist Autism counselling to clients across Lancashire. Funding for will enable the group to expand their services with the aim of empowering individuals and families by providing a holistic understanding of the condition.
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting the mental health of autistic people through the COVID-19 Pandemic
£10,000	29/10/2020 6	The funding will be used to respond to the increased demand for the charity’s specialist mental health support service for autistic individuals couples and families experiencing difficulties ....more The funding will be used to respond to the increased demand for the charity’s specialist mental health support service for autistic individuals couples and families experiencing difficulties relating to being autistic during the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim of the project is to improve the health and well-being of autistic people by reducing anxiety depression and combating feelings of isolation and loneliness.
CAF - Grant to Understanding Autism North West
£3,000	08/06/2020 3	Grant to Understanding Autism North West to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Health Support for the Autistic Community
£38,708	15/05/2020 6	A project that provides specialist counselling services for autistic individuals and their families. The pandemic and the subsequent lockdown has isolated further the autistic community bringing on ....more A project that provides specialist counselling services for autistic individuals and their families. The pandemic and the subsequent lockdown has isolated further the autistic community bringing on more mental health issues resulting in increased demand for its specialist mental health support service. The organisation’s usual activities include face to face counselling and therapeutic services but have moved to online and phone sessions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sustaining Autism Therapy for the future
£10,000	27/03/2019 12	The organisation will fund a project director to oversee specialised therapeutic services for individuals and families who are affected by autism, with the aim of improving access to support and ....more The organisation will fund a project director to oversee specialised therapeutic services for individuals and families who are affected by autism, with the aim of improving access to support and improving wellbeing.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

AUSRA PILITAUSKAITE Appointed: 2023

JULIE LYNETTE NIXON Appointed: 2023

SARAH JEAN PILLING Appointed: 2022

BARBARA ANN SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: South Pennine Archaeology Group,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/12/2017, number: 1176215

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Understanding Autism North West
25 Warner Street
ACCRINGTON
BB5 1HN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH ASPERGERS SYNDROME / AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CONDITIONS (AS/ASCS) AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY (PARENTS/PARTNERS/CHILDREN/SIBLINGS/CARERS) IN EAST LANCASHIRE BY PROVIDING SPECIALISED THERAPEUTIC COUNSELLING SERVICES.

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