LEISURE FOR AUTISM

Registered charity 1076305 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WE RUN PLAY SCHEMES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AN AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CONDITION ("ASC")BY ENABLING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SELF-DETERMINED LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOCUSED WITHIN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.TO SUPPORT THE PARENTS, CARERS AND SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AN ASC WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE CHARITIES ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH RESPITE.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS CONCERNING ASC.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Disability · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£48k
Latest spending
£67k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is undergoing a managed winding up, with the current year's accounts being the last. Unrestricted reserves have decreased significantly from £42,480 to £23,204 due to a net expenditure of £19,276 against income of £47,707. The trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis despite the planned closure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (63% of income)
“The main receipt was a grant of £30,262 from Manchester City Council, with a further £8,944 from Stockport Council.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a level which will cover planned future schemes (held: £23k)
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which will cover planned future schemes.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City · Stockport · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£48k£67k
31/10/2024£38k£62k
31/10/2023£32k£55k
31/10/2022£33k£56k
31/10/2021£20k£30k

Common questions

Is LEISURE FOR AUTISM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is undergoing a managed winding up, with the current year's accounts being the last. Unrestricted reserves have decreased significantly from £42,480 to £23,204 due to a net expenditure of £19,276 against income of £47,707. The trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis despite the planned closure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.