LITTLE HEROES ASD SUPPORT

Registered charity 1167631 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AFFECTED BY AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN SOUTHEND ON SEA, ESSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, INFORMATION, OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESPITE, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND NETWORKING.WE HOLD WEEKLY DROP IN SESSIONS FOR THE FAMILIES AND CARERS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, IN ADDITION DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS WE ORGANISE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AFFECTED BY AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN SOUTHEND ON SEA, ESSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, INFORMATION, OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESPITE, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND NETWORKING.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 21% to £252,756 while total expenditure rose by 14% to £216,131, resulting in a net increase in reserves of £36,625. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £111,707 against total reserves of £261,195, with no stated reserves policy target provided for comparison. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.

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 4 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 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
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Little Heroes ASD Support Group (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Lottery — “Little Heroes ASD is supported by The National Lottery” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kelly Aslettchair
• Ashley Corsini-King
• Ashton Schofield
• Emma Jiao-Knuckey
• Lorraine Walter
• Maxine Barrow
• Sarah-Jane Baker
• Shane Ketchley

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

Operates in: Essex · Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FAMILIES FOR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND DIGNITY.

• FAMILIES FOR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND DIGNITY income £1.4m
• AUTISM BEDFORDSHIRE income £2.5m
• LEEDS AUTISM SERVICES income £2.1m
• AVON AUTISTIC FOUNDATION LIMITED income £1.4m
• ANGELS SUPPORT GROUP HITCHIN income £109k
• MORE EDUCATION income £531k

Side by side with its peers

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