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Autism Family Support Oxfordshire
Autism Family Support Oxfordshire is a registered charity (number 276494) based in Oxford, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Elizabeth Hickingbotham since 2024. Latest income £160k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Children in Touch 1978 (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £160k (2026)
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
- Education/training, Disability
- Where
- West Berkshire, Reading, Slough, Windsor And Maidenhead and more
- Website
- www.afso.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1978
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£160k£232k
- 2025£187k£187k
- 2024£188k£220k
Earlier years
- 2023£283k£213k
- 2022£260k£259k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government contracts 28% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO FURTHER THE STUDY AND THERAPEUTIC EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER, (HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS ASD).
Grants received
6 grants · £127,394 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 · £89,292
- Oxfordshire Community Foundation · £23,627 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £14,475 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Elizabeth Hickingbotham Chair since 2024
- Helen Lindsay Toone since 2021
- Ian Coates since 2025
- Nicholas Keene
- Simon Tyrrell since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Elizabeth Hickingbotham Chair since 2024
- Helen Lindsay Toone since 2021
- Ian Coates since 2025
- Nicholas Keene
- Simon Tyrrell since 2024
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
- 276494
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29/08/1978AS AMENDED ON 14/10/2003AS AMENDED ON 14/09/2004AS AMENDED ON 12/03/2013AS AMENDED ON 13/05/2014AS AMENDED ON 03/11/2014
- Contact on the register
- 07803188101 · afso@hickingbotham.co.uk
- 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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