AUTISM AT KINGWOOD

Registered charity 1041924 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KINGWOOD, THE KINGWOOD TRUST

The provision of long term care for adults with profound learning disabilities and autism.

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Latest income
£9.8m
Latest spending
£9.4m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a total surplus of £455k on total income of £9.8m, reflecting improving liquidity and solvency with net assets increasing to £2.45m. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy target of £2.4m, but free reserves of £1.4m currently fall below this target, representing just over 1.75 months' operating expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Edwin Smith Chartered Accountants. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Autism at Kingwood (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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Autism at Kingwood — Registered, 3 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 18/10/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£9.8m
Total spending
£9.4m
Cost of raising funds
£46k
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
213

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Hampshire · Oxfordshire · Reading · West Berkshire · Wiltshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£9.8m£9.4m
31/03/2024£10.0m£10.4m
31/03/2023£10.9m£10.6m
31/03/2022£10.1m£9.8m
31/03/2021£8.2m£8.0m

Common questions

Is AUTISM AT KINGWOOD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a total surplus of £455k on total income of £9.8m, reflecting improving liquidity and solvency with net assets increasing to £2.45m. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy target of £2.4m, but free reserves of £1.4m currently fall below this target, representing just over 1.75 months' operating expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Edwin Smith Chartered Accountants.

Who funds AUTISM AT KINGWOOD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AUTISM AT KINGWOOD as a grant recipient include THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST, GERALD PALMER ELING TRUST COMPANY, THE EARLEY CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kEducation and other grants
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£9k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£8k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£8k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£8k
GERALD PALMER ELING TRUST COMPANYFY2025£5k
THE EARLEY CHARITYFY2023£2kApplications
THE EARLEY CHARITYFY2022£2k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£459Educational and other grants
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/11/2006£93kCommunity involvement for young adults with autism

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KINGSTON SOCIETY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AUTISM AT KINGWOOD£9.8m——unclear—no doubt
KINGSTON SOCIETY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES FY2024£105k—0unclear—no doubt
BURYILD FY2025£1.7m—0below0.0%no doubt
AUTISM PLUS LIMITED FY2025£13.3m——below0.0%no doubt
GLEBE HOUSE (CHARNWOOD) LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
Autism Unlimited Limited FY2025£15.6m——within51.5%no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.