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.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN, THEIR PARENTS, FAMILIES AND CARERS BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1. CARRYING OUT TRAINING SESSIONS FOR PARENTS AND CARERS THAT GIVE THEM AN UNDERSTANDING OF AUTISM AS WELL AS STRATEGIES TO DEAL WITH COMMUNICATION, SENSORY AND BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES AND SLEEP;2. DELIVERING FAMILY ACTIVITIES FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN, THEIR SIBLINGS AND THEIR PARENTS/CARERS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL ENHANCE THEIR SKILLS AND GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY NEW PLAY ACTIVITIES AND MAKE FRIENDSHIPS.

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

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

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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ROBERT LAWRENCE EATONchair
• Claire Marie Firth
• DAVID CHRISTOPHER BELL
• Ian Christopher Orange
• JOHN FIRTH

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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