AUTISM INITIATIVES (UK)

Registered charity 702632 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AUTISM INITIATIVES, AUTISM INITIATIVES LIMITED, LIVERPOOL AND LANCASHIRE AUTISTIC SOCIETY · also registered in Scotland as SC040905 (OSCR)

THE MISSION OF AUTISM INITIATIVES IS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS BY PROVIDING A RANGE OF SERVICES WHICH ARE PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND INNOVATIVE.

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Latest income

£72.6m

Latest spending

£72.7m

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £72.6m while total expenditure rose to £72.7m, resulting in a small deficit of £0.07m for the year. Net assets decreased slightly to £9.8m, and the trustees report that free reserves of £5.4m fall short of their aspirational target of circa £25m.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £5.4m; policy: three to six months of core expenditure (circa £25m))

“The trustees are aware that the level of free reserves in the charity falls short of the aspirational target that they have set, even when considering any free reserves that may be available to them in AIG, but they are fully committed to working towards this goal in the long term.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee received remuneration of £25,000.

“As permitted by the charity's governing document one trustee received remuneration in the year of £25,000 (2024: £25,000).” — page 35

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from parent charity

“Included within donations and gifts is an amount of £480,894 (2024: £177,523) received from Autism Initiatives Group, the parent charity.” — page 32

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Governance review commissioned

“In September 2024, the Board of Autism Initiatives Group (AIG), which includes Autism Initiatives (UK), commissioned an independent governance review. The review identified areas for development and improvement, and the Board has committed to implementing the recommendations in phases.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by DSG Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02436777

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 March 2026)

Average employees: 23.13

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Autism Initiatives UK (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Marie Cooil — Chair of the Board of Trustees (source)
Andrew Grainger — CEO (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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Scottish Government — “Scottish Government Funds Late Diagnosis Group programme” (source page)
Fletchers Solicitors — “Gold award winning herb garden designed by J.Barnett Gardens and A1 Gardening is donated to WeGrow through the support of Fletchers Solicito…” (source page)
Southport Police Community Fund — “Gold award winning herb garden designed by J.Barnett Gardens and A1 Gardening is donated to WeGrow through the support of Fletchers Solicito…” (source page)

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.

ROITH, Jerome Samuel Magnus — director, appointed 24/07/2025on trustee list
GALLAGHER, Nicola Frances — director, appointed 24/07/2025on trustee list
LOWE, Emma Louise — director, appointed 24/07/2025on trustee list
GRAINGER, Andrew Robert — director, appointed 06/05/2022on trustee list
COOIL, Elizabeth Marie — director, appointed 11/01/2019on trustee list
MCCARTHY, John Alexander — director, appointed 25/05/2016on trustee list
SLATER, Elizabeth Veronica — director, appointed 29/11/1999on trustee list
CARTER, Rosario Veronica — director, appointed 26/09/1994on trustee list
GRAINGER, Andrew Robert — secretary, appointed 17/04/2010

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.

Buyer	Contract	Awarded	Value
The City of Edinburgh Council	Post Diagnostic Support For Individuals with Autism.	—	—
The City of Edinburgh Council	Post Diagnostic Support For Individuals with Autism.	—	—
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside	—	—

UK research funding (UKRI Gateway to Research)

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Autism Initiatives (UK) — Registered, 26 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 20/12/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Trustpilot: Autisminitiatives scores 2.6/5 from 4 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (11,592 likes) · instagram (3,146 followers)

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

Total income

£72.6m

Total spending

£72.7m

Cost of raising funds

£111k

Reserves (reported)

£5.4m

Employees

2,316

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter 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: 0.2% 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).

Cumberland Gate: Good (11/05/2019) · CQC record
Cambridge Road: Good (14/06/2018) · CQC record
Mount Avenue: Good (30/04/2019) · CQC record
Lilford Court: Good (07/10/2023) · CQC record
Lethbridge Road: Good (20/09/2019) · CQC record
Sefton Street: Good (24/08/2018) · CQC record
Gladstone Road: Good (08/06/2018) · CQC record
Parkbourn: Good (01/11/2019) · CQC record
Ashdown Close - Southport: Good (10/01/2018) · CQC record
Outreach Teeside: Good (11/12/2018) · CQC record

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW ROBERT GRAINGER · trustee of 3 other charities
ELIZABETH VERONICA SLATER · trustee of 1 other charity
Elizabeth Marie Cooil
Emma Louise Lowe
Jerome Samuel Magnus Roith
John Alexander McCarthy · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicola Frances Gallagher
ROSARIO VERONICA CARTER

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

Operates in: Isle Of Man · Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£72.6m	£72.7m
31/03/2024	£66.1m	£66.8m
31/03/2023	£57.8m	£58.4m
31/03/2022	£52.8m	£52.0m
31/03/2021	£49.9m	£47.3m

Common questions

Is AUTISM INITIATIVES (UK) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £72.6m while total expenditure rose to £72.7m, resulting in a small deficit of £0.07m for the year. Net assets decreased slightly to £9.8m, and the trustees report that free reserves of £5.4m fall short of their aspirational target of circa £25m. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DSG Audit.

Who funds AUTISM INITIATIVES (UK)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AUTISM INITIATIVES (UK) as a grant recipient include THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST, MOTABILITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£90k	Core funding for Autism Alliance
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
MOTABILITY	FY2025	£369	Community Transport grant

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	30/07/2024	£35k	Millionaire Street 2024 05w5
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/02/2024	£10k	Feel Good About Yourself Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/03/2023	£24k	Autism Initiatives - One Stop Shop Cost-of-Living Workshops - UKPCOL
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/10/2022	£104k	My Life My Choices
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/03/2022	£9k	Autistic Women & Girls Friendship & Empowerment Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/07/2020	£5k	Reaching Out Plus
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/10/2018	£8k	Reaching Out - autism in the Highlands
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/09/2018	£9k	The Harrington Community Garden
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/09/2016	£8k	Pat's Garden
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/08/2015	£5k	Autism Sensory Outreach Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/07/2015	£8k	Empowering people with autism through sensory learning
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/02/2015	£10k	The Cedars open air development space for adults with autism
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/06/2009	£275k	The Gallery on the Corner, VIArt
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/09/2008	£10k	There is no project name available for this record

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	1	£81k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£32k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	1	£25k
THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
ELRHA	1	£18k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£18k
HEY SMILE FOUNDATION	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

AUTISM INITIATIVES GROUP income £93.1m
MORE EDUCATION income £531k
IMPACT INITIATIVES income £3.4m
Autism Unlimited Limited income £15.6m
AUTISM PLUS LIMITED income £13.3m
FAMILIES FIRST (NORTH EAST) income £1.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AUTISM INITIATIVES (UK)	£72.6m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
AUTISM INITIATIVES GROUP FY2025	£93.1m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
MORE EDUCATION FY2025	£531k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
IMPACT INITIATIVES FY2025	£3.4m	£70,001 - £80,000	1	above	—	no doubt
Autism Unlimited Limited FY2025	£15.6m	—	—	within	51.5%	no doubt
AUTISM PLUS LIMITED FY2025	£13.3m	—	—	below	0.0%	no doubt

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