Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

ACTION FOR AUTISM BARNSLEY

We are a small charity based in Barnsley, that provides social activities for adults with autism. Through our programme, we promote participation in meaningful and fun activity, nurture wellbeing and social connectivity and help reduce isolation and loneliness for individuals.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£32,898	£31,350	£1,548	2

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

www.afab.co.uk

katrina.afabarnsley@proton.me

07887956151

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Barnsley,

Who it helps

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Social Connections
£9,975	04/03/2022	The funding will be used to provide introductory meetings and both hobby and social groups for neurodiverse adults in Barnsley. The project aims to support people to make social connections and ....more The funding will be used to provide introductory meetings and both hobby and social groups for neurodiverse adults in Barnsley. The project aims to support people to make social connections and reduce isolation levels.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stay Connected
£2,500	20/07/2021	The funding is to provide one-to-one walks and activities for adults living independently or with parents on the autistic spectrum who are finding it difficult to reintegrate into society following ....more The funding is to provide one-to-one walks and activities for adults living independently or with parents on the autistic spectrum who are finding it difficult to reintegrate into society following the pandemic and are lonely and isolated due to limited social connection.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BENJAMIN HARVEY-WADE Appointed: 2018

RHONA BYWATER (Chair) Appointed: 2018

SIMON DAVID TEWSON Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2022, number: 1197465

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Cooper Gallery
Church Street
Barnsley
S70 2AH

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG ADULTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF THEIR AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, DROP-IN SESSIONS FOR ART-BASED THERAPIES, ADVICE AND SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT ISOLATION AND ENCOURAGE SOCIAL INTERACTION.

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