AUTISM EAST MIDLANDS
Registered charity 517954 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORSACA, NOTTINGHAM REGIONAL SOCIETY FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, THE NOTTINGHAM REGIONAL SOCIETY FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND ADULTS
WE PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, RESIDENTIAL AND DAY SERVICES TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO ARE AFFECTED BY AN AUTISTIC-SPECTRUM DISORDER, OR A RELATED CONDITION. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE AN ADVICE SERVICE, AS WELL AS PLAY AND LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £1,073k for the year, with total funds rising to £11,753k. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2,443k, representing approximately two months of operational expenditure coverage. The charity derives over 90% of its funding from government-funded bodies, which presents ongoing sustainability concerns due to inflationary pressures not matched by fee rate increases.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Gift aid from subsidiaries
“The amount of gift aid from Sutherland House (Trading) Limited was £1,084k (2024: £1,328k). The amount of gift aid from Norsaca (Trading) Limited was £1,104k (2024: £428k - restricted by loss brought forward).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Sutherland House (Trading) Limited, Norsaca (Trading) Limited
“The Charity wholly owns two trading subsidiaries, Sutherland House (Trading) Limited and NORSACA (Trading) Limited which donate all their profits to the charity.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Autism East Midlands (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Jane Howson — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Ann Stewart — Deputy CEO and Director of Children's Services (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- BOOTH, Sian Rebecca — director, appointed 15/05/2026on trustee list
- GOODBODY, Colin Lee — director, appointed 15/05/2026on trustee list
- PIMM, Peter Julian — director, appointed 05/12/2024on trustee list
- CHEUNG, Jeffrey — director, appointed 05/12/2024on trustee list
- PERKINS, Dorothy Mary — director, appointed 05/12/2024on trustee list
- LEVY, Ross David — director, appointed 16/03/2023on trustee list
- PARR, Paul — director, appointed 02/12/2020on trustee list
- BELL, Richard William — director, appointed 10/12/2019on trustee list
- WOODFORD, Robert Jack Charles — director, appointed 04/10/2018on trustee list
- OUSLEY, Terence Raymond — director, appointed 08/10/2012on trustee list
- SMITH, George James — director, appointed 10/10/2011on trustee list
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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £3.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Autism East Midlands — Registered, 16 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 03/10/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reserves (reported)
£11.6m
Reported reserves equal ~8.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (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).
- Northamptonshire Supported Living: Requires improvement (04/11/2022) · CQC record
- Autism East Midlands Supported Living: Requires improvement (22/12/2025) · CQC record
- Carlton Road: Good (22/02/2019) · CQC record
- Beechwood: Good (07/12/2019) · CQC record
- Iedale: Good (26/07/2022) · CQC record
- Fairview: Good (10/11/2025) · CQC record
- Lynton House: Good (06/10/2018) · CQC record
- South Lodge: Good (22/06/2022) · CQC record
- The Poplars: Good (10/03/2022) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/09/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Robert Charles Jack Woodfordchair
- Colin Lee Goodbody
- Dorothy Mary Perkins
- Emma Jane Thompson
- GEORGE JAMES SMITH
- Jeffrey Cheung
- PAUL PARR
- PETER JULIAN PIMM · trustee of 1 other charity
- Richard William Bell
- Ross David Levy
- Sian Rebecca Booth
- TERENCE RAYMOND OUSLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AUTISM EAST MIDLANDS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £1,073k for the year, with total funds rising to £11,753k. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2,443k, representing approximately two months of operational expenditure coverage. The charity derives over 90% of its funding from government-funded bodies, which presents ongoing sustainability concerns due to inflationary pressures not matched by fee rate increases. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.
Who funds AUTISM EAST MIDLANDS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AUTISM EAST MIDLANDS as a grant recipient include THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND), THE SCOTT BADER COMMONWEALTH LIMITED.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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