THE ADD-VANCE ADHD AND AUTISM TRUST

Registered charity 1158968 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADD-VANCE

SUPPORTING AND TRAINING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEURODIVERSE CONDITIONS SUCH AS ADHD AND/OR AUTISM. WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS TO CHANGE PERCEPTIONS AND INCREASE UNDERSTANDING.ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TRAINING, COACHING, SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION

Objects

1. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF AND TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) AND/OR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD) AND THEIR FAMILIES.2. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF HAVING ADHD AND/OR ASD AND HELP THEIR INTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO ADHD AND/OR ASD IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING TRAINING COURSES, PRACTICAL ADVICE AND INFORMATION.

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: Welwyn Hatfield, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£390k
Latest spending
£368k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that ADD-vance reported an income of £390,081 and expenditure of £367,674 for the year 2024-25, resulting in a surplus. The document does not disclose specific unrestricted reserves figures or a reserves policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Government income: £295,694 — contracts £295,694 (6); 76% of the £390,081 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £193,835 — contracts £193,835 (5); 57% of the £338,621 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Government income: £150,978 — contracts £150,978 (5); 45% of the £336,363 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ADD-vance (matched by registered charity number).

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.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Hertfordshire County Council - Children's ServicesHCC - 01/25 - Provision of the Neurodiversity Support Hub - AWARD13/06/2025£1.4m
Hertfordshire County Council HCC - 01/25 - Provision of the Neurodiversity Support Hub——

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Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£390k£368k
31/03/2024£339k£319k
31/03/2023£336k£307k
31/03/2022£239k£221k
31/03/2021£216k£192k

Common questions

Is THE ADD-VANCE ADHD AND AUTISM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that ADD-vance reported an income of £390,081 and expenditure of £367,674 for the year 2024-25, resulting in a surplus. The document does not disclose specific unrestricted reserves figures or a reserves policy target.

Who funds THE ADD-VANCE ADHD AND AUTISM TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ADD-VANCE ADHD AND AUTISM TRUST as a grant recipient include GRAHAM ROWLANDSON FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GRAHAM ROWLANDSON FOUNDATIONFY2026£20k
GRAHAM ROWLANDSON FOUNDATIONFY2024£14k
GRAHAM ROWLANDSON FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kSocial welfare/young people

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government05/10/2020£13kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund10/01/2019£10kHelp-desk support
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2011£5kUnderstanding and Managing 'Behaviour Which Challenges' in Autism and ADHD
The National Lottery Community Fund28/04/2006£5kADHD / ASD support network

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ADHD FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ADD-VANCE ADHD AND AUTISM TRUST£390k—0unclear—no doubt
ADHD FOUNDATION FY2024£2.3m—0below—no doubt
ADVANCE ADVOCACY AND NON-VIOLENCE COMMUNITY EDUCATION FY2025£9.4m——unclear—no doubt
CENTRE FOR ADHD AND AUTISM SUPPORT FY2025£1.5m—1above—no doubt
ASIST FY2025£1.4mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
ADHD NORTH WEST FY2025£276k—0unclear—noted

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