AIREDALE AND WHARFEDALE AUTISM RESOURCE

Registered charity 1172753 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A.W.A.R.E., AWARE

1. To relieve people of all ages who are diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder and in particular by the provision of support and assistance to such persons and their families and carers.2. To increase public awareness regarding the problems and circumstances of people with autistic spectrum disorders and their families and carers and to encourage acceptance in the community.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£188k
Latest spending
£179k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net receipts for the year were £9,087, resulting in total free reserves of £79,665. The trustees consider this level prudent as it exceeds their stated policy target of approximately £68,000, which covers three months of running costs and two months of salary costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of running costs with an additional two months’ salary costs, estimated at approximately £68,000 (held: £80k)
“They have set the level of reserves at running costs for a period of three months with an additional two months’ salary costs, they estimate this figure to be approximately £68,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£188k£179k
31/03/2024£202k£193k
31/03/2023£188k£181k
31/03/2022£130k£143k
31/03/2021£136k£118k

Common questions

Is AIREDALE AND WHARFEDALE AUTISM RESOURCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net receipts for the year were £9,087, resulting in total free reserves of £79,665. The trustees consider this level prudent as it exceeds their stated policy target of approximately £68,000, which covers three months of running costs and two months of salary costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AIREDALE AND WHARFEDALE AUTISM RESOURCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AIREDALE AND WHARFEDALE AUTISM RESOURCE as a grant recipient include THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery05/11/2025£50kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2023£15kAWARE Goes to High Adventure and to Nell Bank!
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2021£10kAWARE Parent-Carer Training
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2021£420kAWARE support for families affected by autism
The National Lottery Community Fund27/06/2019£10kAutism Parent Training
The National Lottery Community Fund16/03/2016£10kEarlyBird Plus Training for Parents of Children with Autism

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEEDS AUTISM SERVICES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AIREDALE AND WHARFEDALE AUTISM RESOURCE£188k—0unclear—no doubt
LEEDS AUTISM SERVICES FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—noted
THE NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY FY2025£102.0m——unclear16.7%no doubt
RESOURCES FOR AUTISM FY2025£2.6m—0below—no doubt
THE PDA SOCIETY FY2025£412k—0unclear—no doubt
MORE EDUCATION FY2025£531k—0below—no doubt

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