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AUTISM.WEST MIDLANDS

Registered charity 517077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST MIDLANDS AUTISTIC SOCIETY LIMITED

Autism West Midlands is the leading provider of specialist autism services in the West Midlands. We support people with autism and their families through our residential and supported living services, and through family support, education, advice, training, and support into employment. We are an active member of the Autism Alliance - the leading group of UK autism charities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM AND/OR OTHER RELATED CONDITIONS.

Area of benefit: W.MIDLANDS AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES (SEE OBJECTS)

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 · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£8.4m
Latest spending
£8.4m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a £12k surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves of £4,752k, which the trustees consider equivalent to three months of total unrestricted resources expended. While net income decreased by £1,958k largely due to the decommissioning of a care home, the charity maintains adequate cash balances and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £100,001 - £110,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Local authorities (73% of income)
“Local authorities 5,567 599 6,166”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of total unrestricted resources expended (reserves figure: £4.8m)
“The charity has free reserves equivalent to three months of total unrestricted resources expended.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Government income: £8,276,000 — contracts £7,078,000 (21), grants £1,198,000 (21); 98% of the £8,428,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £100,001–£110,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £10,219,000 — contracts £9,283,000 (18), grants £936,000 (16); 98% of the £10,381,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Government income: £9,090,000 — contracts £8,252,000 (17), grants £838,000 (13); 99% of the £9,152,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Corporate structure

AUTISM.WEST MIDLANDS (SALES) LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
    AUTISM CENTRAL LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
      SPARC AUTISM — per its own Companies House accounts
      • Profit before tax: £-253k
      • Expenditure with related parties (entities with control/joint control/significant influence, i.e., parent Autism West Midlands) was £2,143 (2024 restated: £2,537). Additionally, the charity paid a contribution to Autism West Midlands for staff support and premises costs, described as a monthly fee based on usage.

      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.

      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.

      BuyerContractAwardedValue
      BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTOutcome from the invitation to submit bids for Priorities of the Learning Disability and Autism Transformation Group——

      Property (HM Land Registry)

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

      CQC provider record: Autism.West Midlands — Registered, 12 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 14/06/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

      Total income
      £8.4m
      Total spending
      £8.4m
      Cost of raising funds
      £6k
      Reserves (reported)
      £2.5m
      Employees
      270

      Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

      Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

      Care Quality Commission ratings

      CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

      Trustees · trustee networks

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

      Operates in: Throughout England

      Income and spending

      Financial year endIncomeSpending
      31/03/2025£8.4m£8.4m
      31/03/2024£10.4m£10.0m
      31/03/2023£9.2m£8.9m
      31/03/2022£8.7m£8.0m
      31/03/2021£7.7m£7.3m

      Common questions

      Is AUTISM.WEST MIDLANDS financially healthy?

      Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a £12k surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves of £4,752k, which the trustees consider equivalent to three months of total unrestricted resources expended. While net income decreased by £1,958k largely due to the decommissioning of a care home, the charity maintains adequate cash balances and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.

      What does the highest-paid employee of AUTISM.WEST MIDLANDS earn?

      Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band.

      Who funds AUTISM.WEST MIDLANDS?

      Funders whose own accounts filings name AUTISM.WEST MIDLANDS as a grant recipient include ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE SIR PETER RIGBY CHARITABLE TRUST, BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL, E F BULMER TRUST, SSP FOUNDATION.

      Known funders

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

      FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
      ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£20k
      THE SIR PETER RIGBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£13k
      BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCILFY2021£10kTen grants of 1000
      ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024Unverified read£10k
      E F BULMER TRUSTFY2025£5k
      E F BULMER TRUSTFY2024£3k
      SSP FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
      SSP FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k

      Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

      Government & lottery funding

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

      FunderDateAmountPurpose
      The National Lottery Community Fund30/10/2025£20kWalsall Befriending Service
      The National Lottery Community Fund20/12/2018£10kReady, Steady, GROW !!
      The National Lottery Community Fund12/10/2016£6kTraining for parents with a child with autism
      The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2014£10kFun, Farming and Fitness for Children with Autism
      The National Lottery Community Fund13/09/2006£338kSandwell Autism Resource Centre

      Funders of similar charities

      Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

      FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
      THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST2£76k
      The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust2£700
      THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£524k
      THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£300k
      DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£188k
      The Merchant Taylors' Foundation1£165k
      CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON1£100k
      JOSEPH LEVY FOUNDATION1£70k

      Charities like this

      Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AUTISM EAST MIDLANDS.

      Side by side with its peers

      CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
      AUTISM.WEST MIDLANDS£8.4m£100,001 - £110,000—within—no doubt
      AUTISM EAST MIDLANDS FY2025£17.9m——unclear—no doubt
      Autism Unlimited Limited FY2025£15.6m——within51.5%no doubt
      THE AUTISM TRUST LIMITED FY2025£61k—0above—no doubt
      AUTISM CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FY2025£263k——above—no doubt
      AUTISTIC SOCIETY GREATER MANCHESTER AREA FY2025£349k—0unclear—no doubt

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