LEEDS AUTISM SERVICES
Registered charity 1047981 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASHLAR HOUSE, ASHLAR HOUSE AUTISM SERVICES, LEEDS CHRISTIAN HOME FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM, MABGATE RESOURCE CENTRE
To meet the needs of adults with autistic spectrum disorders through the provision of residential, day care and community outreach support services, and to offer support in areas of training, education and employment opportunities or other appropriate means.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £230,798 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. The Trustees report that the financial position is satisfactory, supported by unrestricted reserves of £1,016,270, although they acknowledge cashflow and profitability risks in the current economic climate. The charity has a Board-approved reserves policy but does not explicitly state a specific monetary or time-based target for these reserves.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income)
“In 2024-25, 99.2% of our income came from fees.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: unclear (held: £1.0m)
“We have a Board approved Reserves Policy in place which indicates the target levels that are deemed to provide the appropriate latitude” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Although the current economic climate creates both cashflow and profitability risks for the charity, the Trustees believe on balance that they have sufficient resources to enable trading to continue for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of the financial statements”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Brown Butler. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Leeds Autism Services (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Pete Hughes — Chief Executive Officer (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- BRACKSTONE, Judith Pamela — director, appointed 20/11/2025on trustee list
- FILDES, Zoe May — director, appointed 20/11/2025on trustee list
- PETERKIN, Daniel — director, appointed 16/01/2025on trustee list
- CADDY, Sarah Louise — director, appointed 25/11/2021on trustee list
- HUSSAIN, Yasmin Elizabeth — director, appointed 25/11/2021on trustee list
- BRITTON, Edward Alfred — director, appointed 12/07/2006on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £320k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Leeds Autism Services — Deregistered, 3 registered locations, last inspected 20/01/2020.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Daniel Peterkin
- EDWARD ALFRED BRITTON
- Edward Alfred Britton · trustee of 1 other charity
- Judith Pamela Brackstone
- Sarah Louise Caddy
- Yasmin Elizabeth Hussain
- Zoe May Fildes
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Leeds City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LEEDS AUTISM SERVICES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £230,798 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. The Trustees report that the financial position is satisfactory, supported by unrestricted reserves of £1,016,270, although they acknowledge cashflow and profitability risks in the current economic climate. The charity has a Board-approved reserves policy but does not explicitly state a specific monetary or time-based target for these reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Brown Butler.
Who funds LEEDS AUTISM SERVICES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LEEDS AUTISM SERVICES as a grant recipient include SSP FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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