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PHOENIX AUTISM TRUST

Registered charity 1172227 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAT

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Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a net surplus of £100,606 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £1,568,902. The Trustees consider these reserves adequate to cover contractual commitments and support future development, including the search for new premises. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of six months of expenditure, which it currently exceeds.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months of expenditure (held: £1.6m)
“The Trustees consider it prudent to maintain an adequate balance of unrestricted funds to cover the charity’s contractual commitments and ideally would like these to be at a minimum level of 6 months of expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Phoenix Primary and Secondary School for recharges of resources; Jonathon Caunt is a governor at the school.
“During the year £247,106 (2024: £254,157) was paid/payable to The Phoenix Primary and Secondary School for recharges of resources used where Jonathon Caunt is a governor.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RAA Audit LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£29k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
29

Reported reserves equal ~7.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Hackney · Newham · Redbridge · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£2.5m£2.4m
31/08/2024£1.9m£1.8m
31/08/2023£1.8m£1.5m
31/08/2022£1.2m£889k
31/08/2021£998k£755k

Common questions

Is PHOENIX AUTISM TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state a net surplus of £100,606 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £1,568,902. The Trustees consider these reserves adequate to cover contractual commitments and support future development, including the search for new premises. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of six months of expenditure, which it currently exceeds. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RAA Audit LLP.