EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM LIMITED

Registered charity 1037868 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ESPA LTD, EUROPEAN SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM LIMITED

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net surplus of £1.873m for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £20.927m. Per the trustees' report, the organisation maintains a strong financial position with unrestricted reserves of £13.22m, which exceeds the stated policy target of £9.40m.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~8.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

• ESPA Agency: Not Rated · CQC record
• Holly House: Good (06/12/2023) · CQC record
• Garden Lodge: Good (29/12/2022) · CQC record
• Orchard House: Good (27/04/2023) · CQC record
• Ashleigh: Outstanding (09/06/2018) · CQC record
• Montpelier Terrace: Good (30/09/2023) · CQC record
• Education and Services for People with Autism Limited - 8-8a The Cedars: Good (11/10/2018) · CQC record
• East Dene Court: Good (09/06/2023) · CQC record
• The Hermitage: Good (01/02/2023) · CQC record
• Lawreth: Good (30/12/2022) · CQC record

Trustees

• PAUL EDWARD GILBERT SHATTOCK OBEchair
• GRAEME CHARLES YOUNG
• PHILIP MICHAEL MOXON
• PROFESSOR RITA JORDAN
• Prof Malcolm Hooper
• STEPHANIE ROBINSON
• Thomas Peter Berney · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Durham · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Sunderland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).