CHESHIRE AUTISM PRACTICAL SUPPORT LTD

Registered charity 1149624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHAPS, CHESHIRE ASPERGERS PARENTS SUPPORT LTD, CHESHIRE AUTISM PRACTICAL SUPPORT

To support families with Autism Spectrum Condition or Aspergers Syndrome, whether diagnosed or not, living in Cheshire

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£379k

Latest spending

£448k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £69,401 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds falling to a deficit of £17,112. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient resources for the foreseeable future and prepared the statements on a going concern basis. Total assets at year-end were £151,120, comprising cash at bank of £119,980 and debtors of £31,140.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities

“Income during the year was generated primarily through charitable activities, which totalled £248,956, together with donations of £115,562.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of core service delivery (held: £-17k)

“ChAPS aims to maintain unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover three months of core service delivery.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Salary recharge from Petty Pool

“The Charity has incurred costs from an associated charity (Petty Pool) during the year: Salary recharge £46,835 Petty Pool support costs £12,750 The Charity received income in the year of £9,600 from renting a room to the associated charity.” — page 21

“The Charity has incurred costs from an associated charity (Petty Pool) during the year: Salary recharge £46,835 Petty Pool support costs £12,750 The Charity received income in the year of £9,600 from renting a room to the associated charity.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Support costs from Petty Pool

“The Charity has incurred costs from an associated charity (Petty Pool) during the year: Salary recharge £46,835 Petty Pool support costs £12,750 The Charity received income in the year of £9,600 from renting a room to the associated charity.” — page 21

“The Charity has incurred costs from an associated charity (Petty Pool) during the year: Salary recharge £46,835 Petty Pool support costs £12,750 The Charity received income in the year of £9,600 from renting a room to the associated charity.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rent income from Petty Pool

“The Charity has incurred costs from an associated charity (Petty Pool) during the year: Salary recharge £46,835 Petty Pool support costs £12,750 The Charity received income in the year of £9,600 from renting a room to the associated charity.” — page 21

“The Charity has incurred costs from an associated charity (Petty Pool) during the year: Salary recharge £46,835 Petty Pool support costs £12,750 The Charity received income in the year of £9,600 from renting a room to the associated charity.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 08262460

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cheshire Autism Practical Support (ChAPS) (matched by registered charity number).

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.

MULVILLE, Shelley Danielle — director, appointed 23/02/2026on trustee list
EDWARDS, Nicola Faye, Dr — director, appointed 11/02/2026on trustee list
STONEY, Amy — director, appointed 06/10/2025on trustee list
JOSEPHS, Gillian Lesley Ann — director, appointed 04/04/2025on trustee list
THOMAS, James — director, appointed 04/04/2025on trustee list
THOMAS, Joanne — director, appointed 05/01/2015on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income

£508k

Total spending

£436k

Reserves (reported)

£146k

Employees

24

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (52% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (30/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Gillian Lesley Josephschair · trustee of 1 other charity
Amy Stoney
Dr Nicola Faye Edwards
James Thomas
Joanne Thomas
Shelley Danielle Mulville

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£379k	£448k
31/07/2024	£243k	£264k
31/12/2023	£429k	£459k
31/12/2022	£508k	£436k
31/12/2021	£369k	£467k

Common questions

Is CHESHIRE AUTISM PRACTICAL SUPPORT LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £69,401 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds falling to a deficit of £17,112. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient resources for the foreseeable future and prepared the statements on a going concern basis. Total assets at year-end were £151,120, comprising cash at bank of £119,980 and debtors of £31,140. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHESHIRE AUTISM PRACTICAL SUPPORT LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHESHIRE AUTISM PRACTICAL SUPPORT LTD as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION, THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION	FY2022	£74k	DCMS Fund Grants >£50k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2023	£6k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2022	£6k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/10/2019	£9k	Autisms Got Talent
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/10/2019	£384k	ChAPS - Sustainability Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/06/2018	£9k	Parent/Carer Training Programme
Sport England	10/05/2017	£10k	We can do it!
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/10/2016	£376k	Brighter Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/12/2015	£8k	Parental Training Programme