AUTISM SPECTRUM CONNECTIONS CYMRU

Registered charity 1158045 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote and protect the physical and mental health of persons who have autism spectrum conditions through the provision of assistance , support, education and practical advice and to advance the education of the general public in all areas relating to autism.The promotion of social inclusion among persons who have ASC.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PERSONS WHO HAVE AUTISM SPECTRUM CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO AUTISM;(2) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO HAVE AUTISM SPECTRUM CONDITIONS BY THE PROVISION OF CARERS AND BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO SUCH CARERS;(3) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF PERSONS WHO HAVE AUTISM SPECTRUM CONDITIONS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; AND(4) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PERSONS WHO HAVE AUTISM SPECTRUM CONDITIONS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF SUCH CONDITIONS TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY: PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO MAXIMISE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES; RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING SUCH PERSONS, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION; PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT; AND PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEAF AND HEARING PEOPLE.

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.

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Registered contact address: Sefton, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £nil for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income and expenditure both amounting to £546,761. The trustees confirm that unrestricted free reserves were £nil at year-end, noting that this does not impact the charity's ability to meet day-to-day activities due to continuing support from the parent charity, Autism Initiatives Group. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by DSG Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission; Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW); Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW); Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations). 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
• 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
• Paying staff
• 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.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (63% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDY GRAINGER · trustee of 3 other charities
• Caroline Ann Bovey
• David Michael Godfrey Ainsworth
• Lee Christopher Bowen
• Ole Black · trustee of 1 other charity
• Paul Richard Jury

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• AUTISM INITIATIVES GROUP income £93.1m
• AUTISM VENTURES income £871k
• THE TRANSFORMING AUTISM PROJECT income £201k
• Autism Unlimited Limited income £15.6m
• EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM LIMITED income £20.9m
• THE AUTISM TRUST LIMITED income £61k

Side by side with its peers

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