Registered charity · Stockton-on-Tees
Daisy Chain Autism and Neurodiversity
4. The charity's objects ("Objects") are specifically restricted to the following:4.1.1. the relief of individuals who have a disability or special needs, in particular to but not exclusive to autism, and the relief of carers of such individuals by...
- 11 trustees
- Income £3.8m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alexander CunninghamTrustee · since 2024
- Andrew Phillip GilmoreTrustee · since 2024
- David SpencerTrustee · since 2024
- Duane HansonTrustee · since 2019
- Jennifer StockwellTrustee · since 2024
- John Benjamin GreenTrustee · since 2025
- John Richard MartinsonTrustee · since 2025
- Matthew Gareth HarrisTrustee · since 2024
- Nathan Dominic Kirby SherrattTrustee · since 2022
- Nicholas Stuart WaitesTrustee · since 2022
- Samantha EasonTrustee · 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, Amateur Sport, Animals and 1 more
- Where
- Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar And Cleveland, Stockton-on-tees and more
- Website
- www.daisychainproject.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Daisy Chain Autism and Neurodiversity
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.8m£3.9m
- 2024£4.0m£3.7m
- 2023£2.5m£2.7m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.4m£2.4m
- 2021£1.8m£1.9m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
4. The charity's objects ("Objects") are specifically restricted to the following:4.1.1. the relief of individuals who have a disability or special needs, in particular to but not exclusive to autism, and the relief of carers of such individuals by the provision of respite care;4.1.2. the provision of public education and training for individuals who have a disability or special needs, in particular to but not exclusively arising from autism; and4.1.3. the advancement of public education concerning the care of individuals whose disability or special needs arise out of autism by the publication of literature, the holding of conferences and seminars and such other means as are required to disseminate the relevant information.
Grants received
38 grants · £3,162,861 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
- Postcode Children Trust · £1,900,000 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £521,500 (6 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £222,878 (5 grants)
- Mercers' Charitable Foundation · £97,136 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £80,571 (3 grants)
Most recent
- Postcode Children Trust
- Postcode Children Trust
- 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
- Alexander Cunningham since 2024
- Andrew Phillip Gilmore since 2024
- David Spencer since 2024
- Duane Hanson since 2019
- Jennifer Stockwell since 2024
- John Benjamin Green since 2025
- John Richard Martinson since 2025
- Matthew Gareth Harris since 2024
- Nicholas Stuart Waites since 2022
- Nathan Dominic Kirby Sherratt since 2022
- Samantha Eason since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Duane Hanson since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Alexander Cunningham since 2024
- Andrew Phillip Gilmore since 2024
- David Spencer since 2024
- Duane Hanson since 2019
- Jennifer Stockwell since 2024
- John Benjamin Green since 2025
- John Richard Martinson since 2025
- Matthew Gareth Harris since 2024
- Nicholas Stuart Waites since 2022
- Nathan Dominic Kirby Sherratt since 2022
- Samantha Eason 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
1.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 2.4 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1109792
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 NOVEMBER 2004 as amended on 14 Jan 2019 as amended on 09 Apr 2019 as amended on 14 May 2026
- Companies House
- Company number 04763989 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01642531248 · info@wearedaisychain.org
- 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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