SACAR — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 1 March 2001
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03973158
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,166,875
Latest expenditure: £1,152,857
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Onward House, 2 Baptist Place, BRADFORD, BD1 2PS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.sacar.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We work with adults on the Autistic Spectrum helping them develop their social and independent living skills. We offer a varied programme of activities and support into employment. We also provide training in Autistic Spectrum Conditions and advice, information and support to parents, carers and those working with this vulnerable client group.

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 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,166,875
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,152,857

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: 2 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,105,588
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,157,224

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: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,057,848
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,111,674

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: 5 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,153,699
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,015,307

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: 18 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,078,184
Total Gross Expenditure: £887,251

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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 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,166,875
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,152,857
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 1094293
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
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: 2 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,105,588
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,157,224
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 1029123
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
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: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,057,848
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,111,674
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 905504
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
Count Volunteers: 10

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: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,153,699
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,015,307
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 988614
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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: 18 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,078,184
Total Gross Expenditure: £887,251
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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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 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 72580
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1094295
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1166875
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,152,857
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1152857
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 206017
Expenditure Depreciation: 10609
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £399,428
Assets Total Fixed: 375348
Assets Own Use: 375348
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £348,425
Assets Total Liabilities: £324,345
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £399,428
Creditors One Year Total Current: 51971
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 272374
Assets Cash: £127,965
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 399428
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 399428
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only 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: 2 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 76465
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1029123
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1105588
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,157,224
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1157224
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 204436
Expenditure Depreciation: 8496
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £385,410
Assets Total Fixed: 375392
Assets Own Use: 375392
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £348,195
Assets Total Liabilities: £338,177
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £385,410
Creditors One Year Total Current: 46959
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 291218
Assets Cash: £80,879
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 385410
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 385410
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only 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: 30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 152344
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 905504
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1057848
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,111,674
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1111674
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5600
Expenditure Support Costs: 246074
Expenditure Depreciation: 8496
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £437,046
Assets Total Fixed: 383888
Assets Own Use: 383888
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £444,176
Assets Total Liabilities: £391,018
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £437,046
Creditors One Year Total Current: 81850
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 309168
Assets Cash: £255,712
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 437046
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 437046
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only 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: 5 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 165085
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 988614
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1153699
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,015,307
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1015307
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 178787
Expenditure Depreciation: 8496
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £490,872
Assets Total Fixed: 392384
Assets Own Use: 392384
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £469,542
Assets Total Liabilities: £371,054
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £490,872
Creditors One Year Total Current: 41951
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 329103
Assets Cash: £270,491
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 490872
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 490872
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only 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: 18 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 104338
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 973846
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1078184
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £887,251
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 887251
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 148796
Expenditure Depreciation: 8496
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £352,480
Assets Total Fixed: 400880
Assets Own Use: 400880
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £343,534
Assets Total Liabilities: £391,934
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £352,480
Creditors One Year Total Current: 41055
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 350879
Assets Cash: £248,253
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 352480
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 352480
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: City Of Wakefield
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bradford City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Calderdale
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kirklees
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Leeds City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: SACAR
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2001-03-01T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 APRIL 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 25 JANUARY 2001
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO HAVE AUTISM AND ASPERGER'S SYNDROME, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL, TRAINING, RECREATION, SPORTS, ART AND COUNSELLING FACILITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS AND THEIR CARERS
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management