Registered charity (CIO) · Swindon
Dash - Discovering Autistic Spectrum Happiness
- 4 trustees
- Income £8k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 2 more
- Where
- Swindon
- Website
- www.dashswindon.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£8k£18k
- 2024£0£0
Income trend, 2024 to 2025.
Charitable objects
(1) TO PROMOTE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF AUTISTIC ADULTS LIVING IN THE BOROUGH OF SWINDON THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT.(2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING AUTISTIC ADULTS FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AS A RESULT OF HAVING AUTISM, MEETING THEIR NEEDS AND HELPING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY:(A) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE THOSE WITH AUTISM TO MAXIMISE THEIR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.(B) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT.(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUTISTIC ADULTS.(D) INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUTISTIC ADULTS TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, RAISING AWARENESS OF AUTISM AND ENABLING THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY.
Grants received
2 grants · £20,800 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
- Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation · £20,800 (2 grants)
Most recent
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.
4 trustees on the board
- David Michael Ahern Chair since 2023
- Martin Styles since 2023
- Oliver Selfe since 2025
- Vusumuzi Nsingo since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Oliver Selfe since 2025
- Vusumuzi Nsingo since 2023
Portfolio (2)
- David Michael Ahern Chair since 2023
- Martin Styles since 2023
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
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
- 1202345
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Mar 2023
- Contact on the register
- 07554665715 · contact@dashswindon.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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