01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 25 May 1994
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02909953
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £20,926,613
- Latest expenditure
- £19,053,316
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: North House, Ferryboat Lane, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 3RL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.espa.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The charity provides high quality specialist residential, educational, training and employment, and day services for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and related conditions.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £20,926,613
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,053,316
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £19,020,545
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,784,639
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £17,619,619
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,117,816
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 August 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £16,118,180
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,817,535
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £15,332,054
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,169,147
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £20,926,613
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,053,316
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 29
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 20367134
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,139
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £19,020,545
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,784,639
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 29
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 18185636
- Income From Government Grants
- £30,683
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £17,619,619
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,117,816
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 29
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 16982151
- Income From Government Grants
- £111,585
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 21 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £16,118,180
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,817,535
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 29
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £29
- Income From Government Contracts
- 15181044
- Income From Government Grants
- £453,516
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £15,332,054
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,169,147
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 29
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £19
- Income From Government Contracts
- 14473133
- Income From Government Grants
- £403,059
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 60697
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 183551
- Income Charitable Activities
- 20377447
- Income Investments
- 304918
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 20926613
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,053,316
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 19053316
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 39700
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1609943
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 291974
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £13,222,017
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8045700
- Assets Own Use
- 8045700
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £16,548,621
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,869,421
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £22,724,900
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1625051
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 244370
- Assets Cash
- £9,642,859
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 22724900
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 22724900
- Count Employees
- 582
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 84181
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 91223
- Income Charitable Activities
- 18723758
- Income Investments
- 121383
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 19020545
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,784,639
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 17784639
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 45028
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1585484
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 304099
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £11,326,709
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8161660
- Assets Own Use
- 8161660
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £14,690,638
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,000,695
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £20,851,603
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1675601
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 325094
- Assets Cash
- £8,430,430
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 20851603
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 20851603
- Count Employees
- 578
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 85451
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 152372
- Income Charitable Activities
- 17101938
- Income Investments
- 43210
- Income Other
- 236648
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 17619619
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £16,117,816
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 16117816
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 31788
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1514924
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 305600
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £9,948,576
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8376557
- Assets Own Use
- 8376557
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £13,421,541
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,182,401
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £19,615,697
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2147940
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 34461
- Assets Cash
- £5,971,264
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 19615697
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 19615697
- Count Employees
- 562
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 21 August 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 99191
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 199631
- Income Charitable Activities
- 15665992
- Income Investments
- 2744
- Income Other
- 150622
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16118180
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £14,817,535
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14817535
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 37185
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1558331
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 302658
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £9,241,436
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8700773
- Assets Own Use
- 8700773
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £11,495,900
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,313,010
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,883,663
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1826830
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 486180
- Assets Cash
- £5,542,899
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 17883663
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 17883663
- Count Employees
- 570
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 230629
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 203227
- Income Charitable Activities
- 14897608
- Income Investments
- 590
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 15332054
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £14,169,147
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14169147
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 25041
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1552380
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 312625
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £8,189,299
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9058143
- Assets Own Use
- 9058143
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,550,926
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,026,051
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £16,583,018
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1448703
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 577348
- Assets Cash
- £5,612,030
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16583018
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 16583018
- Count Employees
- 585
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Tyne And Wear
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Sunderland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Tyne And Wear
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Durham
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Middlesbrough
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1994-05-25T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 MAR 1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09 AUG 2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 JUL 2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 AUG 2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25 MAY 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 DEC 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 30 AUG 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM, LEARNING DISABILITIES, COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL CONDITIONS BY ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR BY: · PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCH PEOPLE AND ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF OTHERS IN AUTISM, LEARNING DISABILITIES AND ASSOCIATED COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL OR BEHAVIOURAL CONDITIONS; · PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION AND SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THESE INDIVIDUALS; · THE CARRYING OUT OR COMMISSIONING OF RESEARCH INTO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR AUTISTIC PEOPLE AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 95211
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ESPA LTD
- Charity Name Id
- 95218
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- EUROPEAN SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
- Regulator Order
- 2
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures