AUTISM PLUS LIMITED
Registered charity 518591 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THORNE HOUSE AUTISTIC COMMUNITY LTD, THORNE HOUSE SERVICES FOR AUTISM, THORNE HOUSE SERVICES FOR AUTISM LTD
The charity provides Residential and Supported Living services for adults with autism and other disabilities. Other key associated services includes Adult Learning, Employment and Training Programs, and Social Enterprises.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £92,187 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £2,912,285. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £2,469,911, though the trustees note that excluding fixed assets leaves a remaining unrestricted reserve balance of £(689,267). The trustees maintain that 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
Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The organisation raised £124,617 of funds during the year - these funds were raised at nil cost to the organisation.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £2.5m)
“The Trustees define unrestricted reserves as general funds held in liquid form. Thus, any funds that could only be realised by disposal of fixed assets held for charitable purposes are excluded from this total. The value of fixed assets at the year-end was £3,159,178. Taking these from unrestricted funds give a remaining unrestricted reserve balance of £(689,267).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Adsetts Partnership is a subsidiary of Autism Plus Limited. During the year The Adsetts Partnership received income of £2,635,963 (2024: £2,481,003) on behalf of Autism Plus Limited. Gift aid of £nil (2024: £nil) was made to Autism Plus during the year. At the year end date, the Charity was owed £42,864 (2024: £9,652) from The Adsetts Partnership.
“The Adsetts Partnership is a subsidiary of Autism Plus Limited. During the year The Adsetts Partnership received income of £2,635,963 (2024: £2,481,003) on behalf of Autism Plus Limited. Gift aid of £nil (2024: £nil) was made to Autism Plus during the year. At the year end date, the Charity was owed £42,864 (2024: £9,652) from The Adsetts Partnership.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants. Discloses 3 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.
- MCNEICE, Jane Susan — director, appointed 05/04/2024on trustee list
- FLETCHER, Matthew James — director, appointed 16/01/2024on trustee list
- BOOR, Richard Lindsay — director, appointed 14/11/2023on trustee list
- SCOON, Francis Anthony — director, appointed 14/11/2023on trustee list
- TYERMAN, Peter Frank — director, appointed 09/11/2020on trustee list
- ALLEN, Christopher John — director, appointed 03/07/2018on trustee list
- FLETCHER, Stephen — director, appointed 01/12/2015on trustee list
- LINDSAY, Charles David — director, appointed 04/10/2006on trustee list
- BRIGGS, Peter John — directoron trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £625k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Autism Plus Limited — Registered, 19 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 09/11/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£291k
Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 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: 2.2% 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).
- Autism Plus - York and North Yorkshire: Requires improvement (08/02/2023) · CQC record
- Autism Plus: Good (02/10/2018) · CQC record
- Ings Plus: Good (06/08/2022) · CQC record
- Thorne House: Good (25/07/2024) · CQC record
- CHARLES LINDSAYchair
- Christopher John Allen
- Francis Scoon
- Jane Susan McNeice
- Matthew James Fletcher
- PETER JOHN BRIGGS
- Peter Tyerman
- Richard Boor
- Stephen Fletcher
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AUTISM PLUS LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £92,187 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £2,912,285. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £2,469,911, though the trustees note that excluding fixed assets leaves a remaining unrestricted reserve balance of £(689,267). The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants.
Who funds AUTISM PLUS LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AUTISM PLUS LIMITED as a grant recipient include TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, HEY SMILE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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