Registered charity (CIO) · West Yorkshire
Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource
- 10 trustees
- Income £188k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Geoffrey John WinnardChair · since 2019
- Ann MckercharTrustee · since 2018
- Catharine TomlinsonTrustee · since 2022
- Fiorella Duran-RobinsonTrustee · since 2025
- Jas BaxterTrustee · since 2020
- Jill CookTrustee · since 2022
- Laura BoltonTrustee · since 2018
- Lorna GrayTrustee · since 2019
- Nathan RandellTrustee · since 2017
- Rebecca CooperTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Recreation
- Where
- Bradford City, Leeds City, North Yorkshire
- Website
- www.aware-uk.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£188k£179k
- 2024£202k£193k
- 2023£188k£181k
Earlier years
- 2022£130k£143k
- 2021£136k£118k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts 25%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) THE RELIEF OF NEED AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO HAVE AN AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CONDITION (AND WHO MAY SUFFER FROM RELATED CONDITIONS), WHETHER OR NOT FORMALLY DIAGNOSED, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS; IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES; AND2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY (A) INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF PEOPLE WITH AN AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CONDITION (AND WHO MAY SUFFER FROM RELATED CONDITIONS) AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, AND (B) BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH AN AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CONDITION, AND TO PEOPLE WORKING WITH OR SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WITH AN AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CONDITION.
Grants received
11 grants · £776,817 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £683,817 (6 grants)
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust · £50,000
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £25,000
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £15,000
- Sir George Martin Trust · £2,000
Most recent
- Postcode Neighbourhood 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.
10 trustees on the board
- Geoffrey John Winnard Chair since 2019
- Ann Mckerchar since 2018
- Catharine Tomlinson since 2022
- Fiorella Duran-Robinson since 2025
- Jas Baxter since 2020
- Jill Cook since 2022
- Laura Bolton since 2018
- Lorna Gray since 2019
- Nathan Randell since 2017
- Rebecca Cooper since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Geoffrey John Winnard Chair since 2019
- Ann Mckerchar since 2018
- Jas Baxter since 2020
- Laura Bolton since 2018
- Lorna Gray since 2019
- Nathan Randell since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Geoffrey John Winnard Chair since 2019
- Catharine Tomlinson since 2022
- Fiorella Duran-Robinson since 2025
- Jas Baxter since 2020
- Jill Cook since 2022
- Laura Bolton since 2018
- Lorna Gray since 2019
- Nathan Randell since 2017
- Rebecca Cooper since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Ann Mckerchar since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1172753
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 25 Apr 2017
- Contact on the register
- 07826926150 · rachel@aware-uk.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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