AUTISTIC PARENTS UK

Registered charity 1198909 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Autistic Parents UK is an Autistic-led Charity (CIO) committed to supporting Autistic parents. The aim is the promotion of social inclusion among parents in the UK, in particular but not exclusively by providing education, information and opportunities to support and enable Autistic parents as well as advocating for Autistic parents generally and in relation to professional services.

Objects

1. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PARENTS IN THE UK WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING AUTISTIC AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROVIDING EDUCATION, INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE AUTISTIC PARENTS TO MAXIMISE THEIR POTENTIAL; B) BY ADVOCATING FOR AUTISTIC PARENTS GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES OF AUTISTIC PARENTS, IN PARTICULAR TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE AND INCLUSION OF AUTISTIC PARENTS; 2. THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF AUTISTIC PARENTS IN THE UK THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT GROUPS, FORUMS, ADVICE, INFORMATION, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AUTISTIC PARENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND PROFESSIONALS THAT THEY COME IN TO CONTACT WITH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £94,564.65 and held total reserves of £61,084.60 at the year end. The trustees confirm the charity has 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 5 of 6 completeness components.

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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Autistic Parents UK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jenni Guthriechair
• Guljabeen Rahman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mary Louise Cartlidge
• Priya Lall
• Tanya Danielle Adkin

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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