Daisy Chain Autism and Neurodiversity
Registered charity 1109792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAISY CHAIN PROJECT TEESIDE, DAISY CHAIN PROJECT TEESSIDE
Daisy Chain Autism & Neurodiversity works with autistic and neurodivergent individuals and their families to support and empower them through the provision of holistic person-centred services, whilst promoting training, wellbeing, inclusion and acceptance regionally and nationwide.Daisy Chain's vision is for every autistic person to live a life they enjoy and is meaningful to them at every stage
Objects
4. The charity's objects ("Objects") are specifically restricted to the following:4.1.1. the relief of individuals who have a disability or special needs, in particular to but not exclusive to autism, and the relief of carers of such individuals by the provision of respite care;4.1.2. the provision of public education and training for individuals who have a disability or special needs, in particular to but not exclusively arising from autism; and4.1.3. the advancement of public education concerning the care of individuals whose disability or special needs arise out of autism by the publication of literature, the holding of conferences and seminars and such other means as are required to disseminate the relevant information.
Area of benefit: NATIONAL
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 · Amateur Sport · Animals · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Registered contact address: Stockton-on-Tees, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The charity reported a surplus of £157,425 for the year, with total income increasing by 26.4% to £4,758,525. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £501,780, which the trustees confirmed remained above their policy target of three months' essential expenditure. The independent auditors issued an unqualified opinion and confirmed there were no material uncertainties related to the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months’ essential expenditure (held: £502k)
“The charity's reserves policy is to maintain free reserves equivalent to at least three months’ essential expenditure.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Waltons Business Advisers Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: 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.
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
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 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 100
- Government income: £1,360,021 — contracts £1,315,021 (7), grants £45,000 (1); 29% of the £4,758,525 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 100
- Government income: £597,435 — contracts £597,435 (3); 16% of the £3,766,031 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 100
- Government income: £757,720 — contracts £757,720 (4); 19% of the £3,994,904 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Daisy Chain Project Teesside (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).
- Postcode Lottery — “Daisy Chain is supported by Postcode Lottery players.” (source page)
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Cost of raising funds
£1.8m
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (37% 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: 38.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (13/03/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (13/03/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (13/03/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alexander Cunningham
- Andrew Phillip Gilmore
- David Spencer
- Duane Hanson
- Jennifer Stockwell
- John Benjamin Green
- John Richard Martinson
- Matthew Gareth Harris
- NICHOLAS STUART WAITES
- Nathan Dominic Kirby Sherratt
- Samantha Eason
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Redcar And Cleveland · Stockton-on-tees
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Daisy Chain Autism and Neurodiversity financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £157,425 for the year, with total income increasing by 26.4% to £4,758,525. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £501,780, which the trustees confirmed remained above their policy target of three months' essential expenditure. The independent auditors issued an unqualified opinion and confirmed there were no material uncertainties related to the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Waltons Business Advisers Limited.
Who funds Daisy Chain Autism and Neurodiversity?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Daisy Chain Autism and Neurodiversity as a grant recipient include SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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