NEURODIVERSITY IN BUSINESS
The mission of Neurodiversity in Business is to raise awareness and acceptance of neurodivergent people in the workplace, to educate employers and demonstrate the benefits of employing neurodivergent talent, sharing good practice on recruitment, retention and empowerment of neurodivergent people, working collaboratively with organisations to improve employment conditions for neurodivergent people.
Objects
THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:- WORKING TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE AND IN WIDER SOCIETY FOR NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE;- RAISING AWARENESS OF NEURODIVERSITY AMONG THE PUBLIC, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO PROMOTE CHANGES IN ATTITUDES AND PRACTICE IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £48,906 for the year, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £148,016. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of holding six months' operating costs, excluding conference expenses, but the document does not explicitly state the calculated monetary value of this target to allow for a direct comparison with the actual reserves held.
What the accounts disclose
“Other trading activities Annual conference 194,567”
“Effective FY22/23, hold a minimum level of reserves (defined as the assets which are easily available in the short term, e.g. cash, investments, current monies owed) equivalent to 6 months’ worth of operating costs, excluding conference expenses” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Claire Watson
- David Pugh-Jones
- Erika Melen
- Julika Erfurt
- Louise Brown
- Mona Channet
- Robert Fraser
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £232k | £183k |
| 31/08/2024 | £276k | £302k |
| 31/08/2023 | £287k | £161k |
Common questions
Is NEURODIVERSITY IN BUSINESS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £48,906 for the year, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £148,016. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of holding six months' operating costs, excluding conference expenses, but the document does not explicitly state the calculated monetary value of this target to allow for a direct comparison with the actual reserves held. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| ROSCA TRUST | 1 | £139k |
| AKO FOUNDATION | 1 | £128k |
| WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 1 | £75k |
| THE GRANT FOUNDATION | 1 | £75k |
| THE BURRY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £72k |
| THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £26k |
| ST ALDHELM'S CHAPEL TRUST | 1 | £20k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEURODIVERSITY IN BUSINESS | £232k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MORE EDUCATION | £531k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| OPEN FOR BUSINESS LIMITED | £1.1m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| DIVERSE ABILITIES PLUS LTD. | £10.4m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| SEND THE RIGHT MESSAGE | £109k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| BUSINESS DISABILITY FORUM | £4.4m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |