HILLINGDON AUTISTIC CARE & SUPPORT LIMITED

Registered charity 1183576 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HACS

HACS are committed to raising awareness, knowledge and understanding of the Autistic Spectrum. We are dedicated to supporting those affected by this complex condition in order to minimise their disability and maximise their ability. We carry out these purposes through our core service offer, namely Family Support; Training; Recreation; Autism Awareness; Employability and Adult Support.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF CARE, TREATMENT OF EDUCATION AND CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM TO SECURE FOR THEM PROVISION COMMENSURATE WITH THEIR NEEDS.TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO THE FAMILIES AND CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a modest surplus of £6,652 and total unrestricted reserves of £223,544. The trustees consider a minimum of four months' running costs to be prudent, which is well-covered by the current unrestricted reserves. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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 6 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Risk management
• 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
• Volunteer management

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~10.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sir RAYMOND JOHN PUDDIFOOTchair
• Elizabeth Ann McElreavey
• JEAN PALMER
• JOHN ANTHONY FRIEL
• NICHOLAS ANDREW SMITH · trustee of 3 other charities
• Nancy Lynn Harvey
• Ricardo O Ryan Mullings
• SEAN O'HALLORAN

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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