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AUTISM ANGLIA

Registered charity 1063717 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q4825995 · Wikipedia · also known as THE ESSEX AUTISTIC SOCIETY

Autism Anglia Autism Anglia is an independent charity that provides care and support to autistic children, adults, and their families in East Anglia.Services include Doucecroft School for 3-19 year olds, adult Residential and Opportunities Centres, Supported Living, Outreach, Diagnostic Service, Training, Advocacy and Welfare Rights advice services.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH MANNER AS THE SOCIETY SHALL SEE FIT THE WELFARE EDUCATION TREATMENT AND CARE OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM AND RELATED CONDITIONS (HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS "PEOPLE WITH AUTISM") WHETHER OR NOT THESE CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED OR COMBINED WITH OTHER DISABILITIES.

Area of benefit: ESSEX

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Colchester, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£14.0m
Latest spending
£11.5m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a surplus of £2,506,427 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Per the trustees' report, the charity's financial position is now stronger, with net assets of £9,442,554 and no reliance on bank financing during the year. The trustees confirmed that sufficient liquid funds are available to meet ongoing obligations, indicating a stable going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months expenditure (held: £9.4m)
“The trustees would normally expect to have at least two months expenditure, in cash reserves, in order to meet fluctuations in income, current liabilities and unplanned expenditure. This currently amounts to £1,991,000” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: No remuneration received in 2025. In 2024, a payment of £4,250 was made to a trustee for time covering the role of Chief Executive Officer.
“There was no trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 August 2025. In 2024 a special resolution was passed to make a payment of £4,250 to a trustee for their time covering the role of Chief Executive Officer.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees' family members received residential care services; fees paid by local authorities.
“Several trustees have close family members who received residential care services from the Charity during the year. These services were provided in line with the Charity’s normal charitable activities with the fees paid for by local authorities in accordance with the Charity’s standard terms.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission; Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Government income: £13,750,000 — contracts £13,604,000 (16), grants £146,000 (1); 98% of the £13,983,301 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 5 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £11,946,324 — contracts £11,909,844 (18), grants £36,480 (1); 96% of the £12,410,538 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 7
  • Government income: £10,897,369 — contracts £10,897,369 (13); 95% of the £11,478,225 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£70,001–£80,000: 3)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2022 (received 01/02/2024, 216 days after the 30/06/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Autism Anglia (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £135k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Autism Anglia — Registered, 8 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 16/03/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£14.0m
Total spending
£11.5m
Cost of raising funds
£148k
Reserves (reported)
£1.7m
Employees
299

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (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: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£14.0m£11.5m
31/08/2024£12.4m£12.6m
31/08/2023£11.5m£12.3m
31/08/2022£12.4m£12.3m
31/08/2021£10.8m£11.1m

Common questions

Is AUTISM ANGLIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a surplus of £2,506,427 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Per the trustees' report, the charity's financial position is now stronger, with net assets of £9,442,554 and no reliance on bank financing during the year. The trustees confirmed that sufficient liquid funds are available to meet ongoing obligations, indicating a stable going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

Who funds AUTISM ANGLIA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AUTISM ANGLIA as a grant recipient include THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND, COLCHESTER CATALYST CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25k
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2024£25kTotal grants awarded in the period
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20kCare of People with Learning Disabilities
COLCHESTER CATALYST CHARITYFY2023£6kImprove Sensory Room at Jigsaw

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/05/2012£2kComputer Equipment for Autism Anglia's Further Education Department
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2010£10kAdult Daytime Study Centre Norfolk
The National Lottery Community Fund26/09/2007£5kReducing Challenging Behaviour in People with Autism
The National Lottery Community Fund10/01/2007£36kExpanding community activities for young people with autism
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2006£5kChildrens Play
The National Lottery Community Fund30/11/2005£70kFurniture and equipment for classrooms and boarding house

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST2£63k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£38k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£2k
THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO1£28k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST1£25k
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION1£24k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON AUTISM GROUP CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AUTISM ANGLIA£14.0m—0above—no doubt
LONDON AUTISM GROUP CHARITY FY2025£52k—0unclear—no doubt
CHILD AUTISM UK FY2025£611kmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
AUTISM EAST MIDLANDS FY2025£17.9m——unclear—no doubt
AUTISM ANGELS LTD FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt
EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM LIMITED FY2025£20.9m——unclear—no doubt

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