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AUTISTICA

Registered charity 1107350 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AUTISM SPEAKS, NAAR (UK), NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR AUTISM RESEARCH (UK)

We are the UK's leading autism research and campaigning charity. Our Mission is to create breakthroughs that enable all autistic people to live happier, healthier, longer lives. We do this through research, shaping policy and working with autistic people to make more of a difference.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £664,190 for the year, a shift from the previous year's net income, primarily due to the absence of a £1 million donation received in 2023/24. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £632,684 remain within their stated target range of £600,000 to £700,000, supporting the conclusion that the charity can continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“The amounts disclosed above include the following number of highly paid employees: no. no. £60,001 - £70,000 1 1 £70,001 - £80,000 1 1 £90,001 - £100,000 1 -” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 3
“The amounts disclosed above include the following number of highly paid employees: no. no. £60,001 - £70,000 1 1 £70,001 - £80,000 1 1 £90,001 - £100,000 1 -” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £600,000 to £700,000 (held: £633k)
“Consequently, at the 31st March 2025, the Trustees regard the target level of free reserves to be in the range from £600,000 to £700,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Official officers record.

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

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

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£2.5m
Cost of raising funds
£642k
Reserves (reported)
£600k
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% 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: 34.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£2.5m
31/03/2024£3.0m£1.9m
31/03/2023£1.5m£1.8m
31/03/2022£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2021£2.0m£1.6m

Common questions

Is AUTISTICA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £664,190 for the year, a shift from the previous year's net income, primarily due to the absence of a £1 million donation received in 2023/24. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £632,684 remain within their stated target range of £600,000 to £700,000, supporting the conclusion that the charity can continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

What does the highest-paid employee of AUTISTICA earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 3 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds AUTISTICA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AUTISTICA as a grant recipient include JINGLE JAM, BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION, DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JINGLE JAMFY2024£197k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£150kGeneral funding
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATIONFY2023£150ka core grant to support the charity in developing key projects linked to its 2030 goals
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£130kEducational Funding
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£125kEducational Funding
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATIONFY2024£75ksupporting the charity in developing key projects linked to its 2030 goals.
CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£56k
CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£49kSocial Care Action Fund
CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£37kSocial Care Action Fund
THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£20k
LSEG FoundationFY2022£20k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£20k
MOTABILITYFY2025£17kUser Research Grant
HIGHWAY ONE TRUSTFY2021£10k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£10k
BC Partners FoundationFY2023£7k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kCompassionate Support
KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
GERALD PALMER ELING TRUST COMPANYFY2023£5k
GERALD PALMER ELING TRUST COMPANYFY2022£5k
THE PIXEL FUNDFY2022£5k
KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kGeneral charitable purposes
KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£4k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2021£4k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£4k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kCompassionate Support
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUSTFY2021£3k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable SettlementFY2022£2kGeneral charitable donations
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable SettlementFY2023£2k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kDonation
EMERTON-CHRISTIE CHARITYFY2022£2k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
BC Partners FoundationFY2024£864
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2023£750
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500Disability
THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2025£20kMolehill Mountain Anxiety App Adaptation for Autistic Children and Young People
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2024£96kEmployment Readiness Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2021£10kChangemakers: amplifying the voices of inspirational autistic role models
The National Lottery Community Fund07/02/2019£10kDiscover Autism Research: Podcast

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 PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION3£580k
KUSUMA TRUST UK2£118k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION2£35k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO2£13k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST2£6k
THE ASHMORE FOUNDATION1—
VODAFONE FOUNDATION1—
CULLUM FAMILY TRUST1£1.1m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AMBITIOUS ABOUT AUTISM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AUTISTICA£1.8m£90,001 - £100,0003unclear—no doubt
AMBITIOUS ABOUT AUTISM FY2025£42.8m——within—no doubt
AUTISM CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FY2025£263k——above—no doubt
BERKSHIRE AUTISTIC SOCIETY FY2025£207k—0unclear—no doubt
AUTISM INITIATIVES (UK) FY2025£72.6m——below—no doubt
AUTISM TOGETHER FY2025£33.0m——unclear—no doubt

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