Registered charity · Durham
North East Autism Society
- 11 trustees
- Income £37m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- DR Rakesh Chopra OBEChair · since 2023
- Bob NicholsonTrustee · since 2024
- Brendan Martin McbrideTrustee · since 2026
- David ParkerTrustee · since 2018
- James BeallTrustee · since 2024
- Jillian CrumbieTrustee
- Lisa Jayne WallerTrustee · since 2021
- Nicholas Anthony HobdeyTrustee · since 2023
- Nicola LeonardTrustee · since 2023
- Stephen ConnorTrustee · since 2024
- Stephen EyresTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability
- Where
- Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Sunderland and more
- Website
- www.ne-as.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- North East Autism Society
- Registered
- 1993
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£37m£35m
- 2024£35m£34m
- 2023£32m£31m
Earlier years
- 2022£28m£26m
- 2021£25m£23m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 95% · Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE, DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL AND/OR LEARNING DISABILITIES AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE AFFECTED BY AUTISM WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.
Grants received
46 grants · £1,114,036 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £360,000 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £104,215 (10 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £100,000
- Department for Work and Pensions · £90,190 (2 grants)
- Mercers' Charitable Foundation · £90,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- DR Rakesh Chopra OBE Chair since 2023
- Bob Nicholson since 2024
- Brendan Martin Mcbride since 2026
- David Parker since 2018
- James Beall since 2024
- Jillian Crumbie
- Lisa Jayne Waller since 2021
- Nicholas Anthony Hobdey since 2023
- Nicola Leonard since 2023
- Stephen Connor since 2024
- Stephen Eyres since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- David Parker since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- DR Rakesh Chopra OBE Chair since 2023
- Bob Nicholson since 2024
- Brendan Martin Mcbride since 2026
- David Parker since 2018
- Jillian Crumbie
- Lisa Jayne Waller since 2021
- Nicholas Anthony Hobdey since 2023
- Nicola Leonard since 2023
- Stephen Connor since 2024
- Stephen Eyres since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- James Beall since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 3.2 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1028260
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 OCTOBER 1993 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 24 FEBRUARY 2005, 19 FEBRUARY 2009 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 5 MAY 2009
- Companies House
- Company number 02859620 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01914109974 · info@ne-as.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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