Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 9

Large legacies income: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 11

SPACE4AUTISM

SPACE4AUTISM IS RUN BY A QUALIFIED STAFF TEAM/ PARENTS/CARERS FOR A PLACE TO MEET PEOPLE AND SHARE EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE. WE OFFER OVER 3000 ACTIVITIES PER YEAR FROM SOCIAL CLUBS TO A FULL TRAINING PROGRAMMEWE HAVE SERVICES FOR ANY AGE AND ABILITYWE OPERATE FROM OUR HQ IN MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female

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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	£552	£582	£-30	£14	£231	£162	3.3	32	80
31/03/22	£751	£489	£262	£14	£262	£93	2.3	35	60
31/03/21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: INF

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Established: 4 years

www.space4autism.com

info@space4autism.org

01625617884

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

32 employees
80 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	£513,662
BBC Children in Need	£30,500
Cheshire Community Foundation	£10,064
Co-Operative Group	£5,631

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Space4Autism
£2,635	21/10/2023	We would like to put on an additional Youth Club due to the increased demand for services. This will enable young people to feel less isolated and give them opportunities to mix with their peers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Space to Prosper
£289,080	17/09/2023	The funding will support Space4Autism to continue and expand their currently funded outreach and drop-in sessions for children young people and adults with Autism Spectrum Condition and their ....more The funding will support Space4Autism to continue and expand their currently funded outreach and drop-in sessions for children young people and adults with Autism Spectrum Condition and their families/carers across Cheshire East. Sessions will provide information about diagnosis activities and coping mechanisms that will seek to overcome issues such as social exclusion isolation mental health and wellbeing and reducing the need to access crisis services.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Space4autism - 16/09/22
£3,000	24/10/2022	Core Funding
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Space4Autism
£2,996	22/10/2022	We would like to pay staff to care for children with autism; to provide them with social opportunities, to develop skills and to give the parent/carers a break from their caring role.
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Skills Clubs
£10,000	14/10/2022	The funding will be used towards the salary costs of a club manager who would be supporting a programme of 9 social skills groups for children young people and adults with Autism Spectrum Condition ....more The funding will be used towards the salary costs of a club manager who would be supporting a programme of 9 social skills groups for children young people and adults with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC). The project aims to provide opportunities for people with ASC to try new things learn new skills develop relationships and friendships in safe fun environments.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Youth Space
£7,564	10/06/2022	Youth Space
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Space4Autism
£30,500	31/01/2022	This project will deliver a fortnightly club to provide activities for young people on the autism spectrum in and around Macclesfield to encourage friendships, increase communication skills and build ....more This project will deliver a fortnightly club to provide activities for young people on the autism spectrum in and around Macclesfield to encourage friendships, increase communication skills and build self-esteem and confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Revive and Strive
£195,442	05/08/2021	Space 4 Autism (S4A) are a CIO based in Macclesfield Cheshire who provide a wide range of clubs activities and services for children young people and adults with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and ....more Space 4 Autism (S4A) are a CIO based in Macclesfield Cheshire who provide a wide range of clubs activities and services for children young people and adults with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and their families across Cheshire East. Funding for the organisation will enable them to support people with Autism and their families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Space4Carers
£9,700	02/07/2021	The funding will be used to deliver a series of activities for those caring with someone with autism to include coping strategy workshops quiz nights and theatre trips with the aim of reducing ....more The funding will be used to deliver a series of activities for those caring with someone with autism to include coping strategy workshops quiz nights and theatre trips with the aim of reducing isolation and promoting positive mental wellbeing.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Covid 19 Outreach Support project
£2,500	02/03/2021	Space4 Autism provides a wide range of clubs, services and activities for children, young people and adults with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), and in addition runs initiatives to support their ....more Space4 Autism provides a wide range of clubs, services and activities for children, young people and adults with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), and in addition runs initiatives to support their parents, carers and wider families. Funding will help deliver a range of interim outreach services to support people with ASC and their families during the Coronavirus pandemic. A grant would go towards staffing costs. The project will play a vital role in the lives of member families, ensuring that they do not feel alone during the crisis, that they have someone to turn to for advice, guidance and support to help them through this difficult time - reducing anxiety and isolation.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Space4Autism
£2,000	13/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid Outreach Support Project
£9,440	15/05/2020 3	The organisation will provide online and telephone outreach services for children young people and adults with Autism Spectrum Condition and their parents and carers with the aim of increasing ....more The organisation will provide online and telephone outreach services for children young people and adults with Autism Spectrum Condition and their parents and carers with the aim of increasing support to reduce anxiety and isolation.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANGELA LOUISE PAULA PRIOR (Chair) Appointed: 2022

CHRISSIE COOKE Appointed: 2023

LAURA JAYNE BERESFORD Appointed: 2022

LAURA VICTORIA POPE Appointed: 2020

LAUREN ELAINE JANINE KILLILEA Appointed: 2020

PAULINE GIRDWOOD Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/05/2020, number: 1189689

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

25/09/2023 - Asset transfer in from SPACE4AUTISM
01/05/2024 - Asset transfer in from FIELD OF DREAMS SPORTS CLUB

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
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

3 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SPACE4AUTISM on 25/09/2023
Asset transfer in from FIELD OF DREAMS SPORTS CLUB on 01/05/2024

Main office

SPACE4AUTISM
15-17 MILL LANE
MACCLESFIELD
SK11 7NN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AND THEIR FAMILIES PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE AREA OF CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ASC (AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CONDITION) BY:(A) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE PARENTS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ASC TO MAXIMISE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR OFFSPRING;(B) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ASC AND THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION;(C) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ASC AND THEIR FAMILIES.

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