AVON AUTISTIC FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 288630 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation provides professional residential and day care for people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, providing support, individual care and learning essential in the well-being of each individual.

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £108,745 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £1,647,718 to £1,538,973. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £922,550, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet current and ongoing needs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed defined benefit deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 3 months of income (held: £923k)
“The General fund accumulated surplus is intended to be maintained at a level equal to approximately 3 months of income, to provide bridging finance in the even that funding sources become inadequate.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dunkley's. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Avon Autistic Foundation Limited — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 11/11/2020.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£995k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~7.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (99% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.6m
31/03/2024£1.5m£1.4m
31/03/2023£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.3m£1.1m

Common questions

Is AVON AUTISTIC FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £108,745 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £1,647,718 to £1,538,973. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £922,550, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet current and ongoing needs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed defined benefit deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dunkley's.

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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
AVON AUTISTIC FOUNDATION LIMITED£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
LEEDS AUTISM SERVICES FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—noted
EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM LIMITED FY2025£20.9m——unclear—no doubt
FAMILIES FOR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND DIGNITY FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt
MORE EDUCATION FY2025£531k—0below—no doubt
AUTISM PLUS LIMITED FY2025£13.3m——below0.0%no doubt

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