The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 13th September 2026

Autism Initiatives (UK)

Registered charity 702632 Registered since 1990

Operates: Scotland, Isle Of Man, Throughout England

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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.

2.3y median 1y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

14.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

8
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 8Education/training 8General Charitable Purposes 8

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

Education 9Health and social care 6Professional services 3

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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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£72.6m 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.

0.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 2.0 in 2021

2316 from 1826 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.
94%
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

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Also active in the same field

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Contact

Websitewww.autisminitiatives.org
Emailheadoffice@autisminitiatives.org
Phone01513309500
AddressSEFTON HOUSE, BRIDLE ROAD, BOOTLE, MERSEYSIDE, L30 4XR

Finances

£72,583,840 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£49,923,113£47,305,452
2022£52,782,189£52,018,420
2023£57,775,732£58,445,866
2024£66,060,367£66,779,795
2025£72,583,840£72,653,197

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisabilityAccommodation/housing

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

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 26/10/1989AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/01/1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/12/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/07/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/05/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/11/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/07/2009NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 28/07/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22/06/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16 MAR 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 MAY 2022

Trustees (8)

8trustees
63median age
2aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Autism Initiatives (UK) · 02436777 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 26/10/1989

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (4)

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