Autism Initiatives Group

Registered charity 1170634 Registered since 2016

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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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.

4 trustees on the board

7.5y median 10y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

19.9y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (1)

Rosario Veronica Carter since 2016

Portfolio (3)

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 4General Charitable Purposes 4Disability 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Professional services 4Education 3Health and social care 3

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

incomespending£93.1m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

1.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 2.4 in 2021

2881 from 2372 in 2021

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

89%

Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Related organisations

Autism Initiatives (UK) 2 shared trustees

Connected through a shared trustee

Rossendale Refugee Support Group 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Thera Trust Similar size; both Disability
MHS Homes Limited Similar size; both Disability
The Martin James Foundation Similar size; both Disability
The Avenues Trust Group Similar size; both Disability

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.autisminitiatives.org
Email	headoffice@autisminitiatives.org
Phone	01513309500
Address	SEFTON HOUSE, BRIDLE ROAD, BOOTLE, MERSEYSIDE, L30 4XR

Finances

£93,062,000 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£67,996,000	£63,287,000
2022	£71,181,000	£69,654,000
2023	£76,770,000	£76,140,000
2024	£85,863,000	£86,337,000
2025	£93,062,000	£93,189,000

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Provides ServicesActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(1) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF AND TO SUPPORT THE ASSISTANCE, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND INDEPENDENCE OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM AND / OR ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS, AND THEIR FAMILIES;(2) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM AND / OR ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS, AND THEIR FAMILIES;(3) ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES SELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13 OCT 2016

Trustees (4)

4trustees

77median age

3aged 70+

Brian Edward Williamsage band 80-84 since 2016
Elizabeth Veronica Slaterage band 75-79 since 2016
John Alexander Mccarthyage band 60-64 since 2026
Rosario Veronica Carterage band 75-79 since 2016

Linked company (Companies House)

Autism Initiatives Group · 07120634 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 08/01/2010

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

Autism Initiatives (UK) 2 shared trustees
Rossendale Refugee Support Group 1 shared trustee

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