Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Good reserves management: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 15

THE KENT AUTISTIC TRUST

To develop specialised living services & day vocational/life skill opportunities for people with Autism Spectrum Condition whatever their need. To provide support and advocacy services for people with ASC and their families & carers. To identify and represent all people with ASC in Medway & Kent. To work with people to understand what they want and to stimulate local services to meet their needs.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

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	*	£8,874	£8,834	£41	£0	£2,956	£2,693	3.7	248	0
31/03/22		£8,435	£8,310	£125	£13	£2,916	£2,653	3.8	236	0
31/03/21		£8,160	£7,988	£172	£24	£2,790	£2,522	3.8	236	0
31/03/20		£7,451	£7,376	£76	£5	£2,618	£2,391	3.9	230	7
31/03/19		£7,076	£6,889	£187	£0	£2,542	£2,277	4	225	7
31/03/18	*	£6,821	£6,689	£132	£0	£2,356	£2,162	3.9	242	0
31/03/17		£6,553	£6,420	£133	£0	£2,224	£2,085	3.9	211	0
31/03/16		£6,392	£6,202	£190	£0	£2,155	£2,028	3.9	193	0
31/03/15		£6,024	£5,706	£319	£9	£1,966	£1,848	3.9	185	0
31/03/14		£5,667	£5,339	£328	£9	£1,647	£1,537	3.5	179	0
31/03/13	*	£5,509	£5,300	£209	£8	£1,319	£1,238	2.8	175	0
31/03/12	*	£4,716	£4,525	£190	£8	£1,110	£1,018	2.7	190	0
31/03/11		£4,215	£3,988	£227	£9	£919	£869	2.6	168	0
31/03/10		£3,688	£3,575	£113	£12	£692	£653	2.2	154	0
31/03/09		£3,564	£3,470	£94	£8	£579	£528	1.8	154	0
31/03/08	*	£3,196	£3,147	£49	£9	£484	£453	1.7	152	0
31/03/07		£2,941	£2,862	£79	£10	£415	£404	1.7	150	0
31/03/06	*	£3,015	£3,011	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£2,810	£2,809	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£2,758	£2,779	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 3.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 35 years

www.kentautistic.com

office@kentautistic.com

01634405168

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent, Medway,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

248 employees

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

Wolfson Foundation	£60,000
DCMS	£25,000
Department for Transport	£10,945

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Kent Autistic Trust
£60,000	10/06/2021	Supported living accommodation for adults with autism
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£25,000	29/07/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£10,945	01/04/2020	The Local Authority Bus Subsidy Ring-Fenced (Revenue) Grant is paid by the Department for Transport to local authorities in place of the Bus Services Operators Grant previously paid to bus operators ....more The Local Authority Bus Subsidy Ring-Fenced (Revenue) Grant is paid by the Department for Transport to local authorities in place of the Bus Services Operators Grant previously paid to bus operators for running services under tender to local authorities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Kent Autistic Trust Family Support Service
£304,610	26/08/2015 36	The project will continue to provide information, advice and advocacy to people with autism and to parents and carers of children and adults with autism. Two new support groups for women with autism ....more The project will continue to provide information, advice and advocacy to people with autism and to parents and carers of children and adults with autism. Two new support groups for women with autism and an additional social skills group will be set up to meet demand. Peer to peer support will be offered and a range of activities will take place including training and awareness raising sessions for parents, carers and professionals.
National Lottery Community Fund - Kent Autistic Trust Family Support Service
£410,768	11/02/2010 60	The project seeks to reduce stress and raise awareness and understanding of Autism, and to make day-to-day lives of people with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and their families and carers easier ....more The project seeks to reduce stress and raise awareness and understanding of Autism, and to make day-to-day lives of people with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and their families and carers easier and more fulfilling through email and telephone advice services, help with social skills and job seeking, training and support.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-66

JOHN FOSKER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

PAUL FOSKER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

GARY WARNER Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Railway Asset Management

HELEN JONES Appointed: 1997, Occupation: Office Manager

LAURA BLAIR Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Project Coordinator

MARTIN CONNOLLY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Mental Health Nurse

NICOLA JANE AUGUST Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Partner Furley Page Solicitors, Other trusteeship: FURLEY PAGE FOUNDATION CIO,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/08/1989, number: 801965
Registered at Companies House on 17/07/1989, number: 02404983

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

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
Internal risk management 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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 51 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR13: 27 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

14 High Street
Brompton
Gillingham
Kent
ME7 5AE

Objectives

(I) TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, ADVICE, REPRESENTATIONS AND SERVICES, WHICH WILL DIRECTLY RELIEVE THE NEED OR DISABILITY OF AUTISTIC PEOPLE IN KENT. (II) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HOMES AND DAY CARE/WORK FACILITIES IN KENT FOR AUTISTIC PEOPLE AND HANDICAPPED PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR SPECIAL NEEDS, PROVIDING AS NORMAL A HOME LIFE AS POSSIBLE. (III) TO HELP AUTISTIC AND OTHER HANDICAPPED PEOPLE TO DEVELOP TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL ACCORDING TO EACH INDIVIDUAL'S NATURAL ABILITIES AND INTERESTS, AND TO BECOME AS SELF SUFFICIENT AS HIS/HER DEGREE OF HANDICAP WILL PERMIT. (IV) TO PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WISHING TO WORK WITH OR UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT AUTISTIC PEOPLE (IN A PAID OR VOLUNTARY CAPACITY) AND TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF AUTISM AND THE NEEDS OF AUTISTIC PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE COUNTY OF KENT

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