BEAT AUTISM

Registered charity 1167456 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a parent led charity that support, teach and empower parents and carers of Autistic children in the Wakefield district. We offer weekly support groups for the parents and carers and weekly play activities in a safe environment both after school and in the school holidays, for Autistic children and their siblings.

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

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£35k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net payment of £27,483 for the year, reducing its total funds from £103,393 to £75,910. Per the trustees' report, free reserves at year-end were £66,064, which is below the stated policy target of holding a 12-month reserve. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £66k; policy: 12-month reserve)
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £66,064. Beat Autism policy is to hold a 12-month reserve to ensure that the children that we support have consistency in all the activities that we offer.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Beat Autism (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£27k£35k
31/05/2024£61k£49k
31/05/2023£56k£60k
31/05/2022£39k£52k
31/05/2021£39k£65k

Common questions

Is BEAT AUTISM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net payment of £27,483 for the year, reducing its total funds from £103,393 to £75,910. Per the trustees' report, free reserves at year-end were £66,064, which is below the stated policy target of holding a 12-month reserve. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. 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 Fund23/02/2024£19kAutism support
The National Lottery Community Fund01/08/2019£9kAutism Parents Well being
The National Lottery Community Fund05/07/2018£10kSocial Activities for Young Autistic Adu