Registered charity (CIO) · Norwich
Thrive Autism
- 8 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Colin Lang MBEChair · since 2025
- Barry Ian EllisTrustee · since 2025
- Brenda Fraser-NewsteadTrustee · since 2026
- Hugo Luke StevensonTrustee · since 2026
- Jake Lewis-SmithTrustee · since 2025
- Jeremy Langton GilksTrustee · since 2026
- Simon Peter FrancisTrustee · since 2025
- Stephen Anthony SwindonTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability
- Where
- Norfolk, Suffolk
- Website
- Www.thrive-autism.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2025
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS ARE: TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM, SPECIAL NEEDS, OR OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES AND TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY AND CARERS, WITHIN THE AREAS OF NORWICH, NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, AND EAST ANGLIA, THROUGH1/ THE PROVISION AND PROMOTION OF DEDICATED FACILITIES, RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES AIMED AT IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND TO HELP DEVELOP SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO ENABLE THEM TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY. 2/ THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF AUTISM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM, INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND INFORMATION AND THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND CARERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM THROUGH SUPPORT AND RESPITE SERVICES.
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Colin Lang MBE Chair since 2025
- Barry Ian Ellis since 2025
- Brenda Fraser-Newstead since 2026
- Hugo Luke Stevenson since 2026
- Jake Lewis-Smith since 2025
- Jeremy Langton Gilks since 2026
- Simon Peter Francis since 2025
- Stephen Anthony Swindon since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Colin Lang MBE Chair since 2025
- Barry Ian Ellis since 2025
- Brenda Fraser-Newstead since 2026
- Hugo Luke Stevenson since 2026
- Jake Lewis-Smith since 2025
- Jeremy Langton Gilks since 2026
- Simon Peter Francis since 2025
- Stephen Anthony Swindon since 2026
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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across 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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1215310
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Oct 2025
- Contact on the register
- 07739399577 · colin@thrive-autism.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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