NORTH STAFFS ASPERGER / AUTISM ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1109817 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The NSAAA provides support,help and advice to individuals with an Autistic Spectrum Condition, their parents and carers.Our association is friendly,supportive and caring. We are fortunate enough to have staff and volunteers who jointly provide a wide range of expertise. We currently have members across the whole of Staffordshire.

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF/UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CONDITIONS FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MANNERS CONCERNING AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. STOKE-ON-TRENT NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME . STAFFORDSHIRE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is currently 'tight' on finances and 'wobbly financially', though the trustees report a 'healthy bank balance' for the next year following a new three-year grant. The organization relies heavily on fundraising and donations to sustain its work, with recent income including a £5,000 annual grant from Garfield Weston and £9,627 from fundraising activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fundraising
“Our largest and most successful fundraising event of the year has become the charity ball which took place in May 2025. Our accounts tell us it raised £7456.” — 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.

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 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 14

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — North Staffs Asperger Autism Association (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£51k£50k
30/09/2024£41k£46k
30/09/2023£43k£47k
30/09/2022£45k£42k
30/09/2021£30k£30k

Common questions

Is NORTH STAFFS ASPERGER / AUTISM ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is currently 'tight' on finances and 'wobbly financially', though the trustees report a 'healthy bank balance' for the next year following a new three-year grant. The organization relies heavily on fundraising and donations to sustain its work, with recent income including a £5,000 annual grant from Garfield Weston and £9,627 from fundraising activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2024£20kAAA Adults
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2023£10kAusome Adults
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2022£10kAutism and Adults
The National Lottery Community Fund05/03/2021£10kAutism; Supporting All
UK government04/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government27/05/2020£3kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund11/07/2019£10kAdults Accessing All
The National Lottery Community Fund16/07/2007£2kEncouraging Socialisation & Expanding Social Experience
The National Lottery Community Fund04/01/2006£3kAutism Get Together Group
The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2005£152kAdvice, information and support for people with ASD
The National Lottery Community Fund07/09/2004£4kTraining, stationary and expenses

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NATIONAL AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTH STAFFS ASPERGER / AUTISM ASSOCIATION£51k—0unclear—no doubt
NATIONAL AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS SOCIETY FY2025£1.1m——unclear—no doubt
NORTH STAFFS CARERS ASSOCIATION FY2025£534k—0above—no doubt
AUTISTIC NOTTINGHAM FY2025£381k—0unclear—no doubt
ASPERGER EAST ANGLIA FY2025£330k—0below—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE SIGHT LOSS ASSOCIATION FY2025£119k——unclear—no doubt

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