SPACE4AUTISM

Registered charity 1189689 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S4A, SPACE

SPACE4AUTISM IS RUN BY A QUALIFIED STAFF TEAM/ PARENTS/CARERS FOR A PLACE TO MEET PEOPLE AND SHARE EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE. WE OFFER OVER 3000 ACTIVITIES PER YEAR FROM SOCIAL CLUBS TO A FULL TRAINING PROGRAMMEWE HAVE SERVICES FOR ANY AGE AND ABILITYWE OPERATE FROM OUR HQ IN MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £721,396 from £585,413 in the prior year, driven by higher donations and grants, while total expenditure decreased slightly to £561,310. The charity reports a net income of £160,086 and holds total funds of £397,492, although unrestricted reserves of £135,474 are below the stated policy target of six months' running costs.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Space4Autism (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).

• Edward Gosling Foundation — “Edward Gosling Foundation” (source page)
• Alan Jenkin Stokes Trust — “Alan Jenkin Stokes Trust” (source page)
• Bain Charitable Trust — “Bain Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Barbara Ward Children’s Foundation — “Barbara Ward Children’s Foundation” (source page)
• BB Charity Foundation — “BB Charity Foundation” (source page)
• Beryl and Peter Collins CT — “Beryl and Peter Collins CT” (source page)
• Blackwood Engineering Trust — “Blackwood Engineering Trust” (source page)
• Boshier Hinton Foundation — “Boshier Hinton Foundation” (source page)
• Bryan Lancaster Trust — “Bryan Lancaster Trust” (source page)
• Cheshire Community Foundation — “Cheshire Community Foundation” (source page)
• Charles Sharland Trust — “Charles Sharland Trust” (source page)
• Clothworkers Foundation — “Clothworkers Foundation” (source page)
• CRH Charitable Trust — “CRH Charitable Trust” (source page)

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (01/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (25/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Pauline Girdwoodchair
• Emma Jones
• Laura Jayne Beresford
• Lauren Elaine Janine Killilea
• Sharon Spear
• Sophie Booth

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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