NORTH EAST AUTISM SOCIETY
Registered charity 1028260 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TYNE AND WEAR AUTISTIC SOCIETY
Working together to inspire, support, celebrate and equip autistic and neurodivergent people to fulfil their potential in life
Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records and safeguarding assets. The independent auditor's report confirms that audit procedures were carried out to gain evidence regarding financial statements, including testing journal entries and verifying income recognition. The report concludes that the engagement team had appropriate competence to identify irregularities.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by S&W Audit. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
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Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — North East Autism Society (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- MCBRIDE, Brendan Martin — director, appointed 30/06/2026on trustee list
- BEALL, James — director, appointed 04/09/2024on trustee list
- CONNOR, Stephen — director, appointed 04/09/2024on trustee list
- NICHOLSON, Bob — director, appointed 27/03/2024on trustee list
- EYRES, Stephen — director, appointed 12/01/2024on trustee list
- HOBDEY, Nick — director, appointed 04/09/2023not on trustee list
- LEONARD, Nicola Ann — director, appointed 04/07/2023on trustee list
- WALLER, Lisa Jayne — director, appointed 29/06/2021on trustee list
- PARKER, David James — director, appointed 23/02/2018on trustee list
- CHOPRA OBE, Rakesh, Dr — director, appointed 18/03/2013not on trustee list
- CRUMBIE, Jillian — director, appointed 29/06/2005on trustee list
- MCGINNETY, Paul — secretary, appointed 29/05/2026
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
19 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (16 freehold); recorded price paid £2.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: North East Autism Society — Registered, 18 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 10/02/2024.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£189k
Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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- DR RAKESH CHOPRA OBEchair
- Bob Nicholson
- Brendan Martin Mcbride
- David Parker
- JAMES BEALL · trustee of 4 other charities
- JILLIAN CRUMBIE
- Lisa Jayne Waller
- NICHOLAS ANTHONY HOBDEY
- Nicola Leonard
- Stephen Connor
- Stephen Eyres
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · Stockton-on-tees · Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NORTH EAST AUTISM SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records and safeguarding assets. The independent auditor's report confirms that audit procedures were carried out to gain evidence regarding financial statements, including testing journal entries and verifying income recognition. The report concludes that the engagement team had appropriate competence to identify irregularities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by S&W Audit.
Who funds NORTH EAST AUTISM SOCIETY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH EAST AUTISM SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, CLA CHARITABLE TRUST, HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION, SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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Side by side with its peers
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