01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 14 November 2003
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04632497
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £2,466,881
- Latest expenditure
- £2,008,077
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Suite B1, I Hammond Road, Elms Farm, Bedford, BEDFORDSHIRE, MK41 0UD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.autismbedfordshire.net (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Autism related family respite services, Youth groups, Summer activity schemes, Helpline, life/social/work skills training, parent training, library.
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
- 12 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,466,881
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,008,077
- 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
- 20 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,346,800
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,107,343
- 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
- 5 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,105,121
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,752,211
- 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
- 4 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,277,435
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,127,119
- 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
- 11 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £841,867
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £746,273
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
- 12 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,466,881
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,008,077
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 12
- Count Govt Grants
- £10
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1493689
- Income From Government Grants
- £251,114
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 68
- 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
- 20 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,346,800
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,107,343
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 14
- Count Govt Grants
- £11
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1126670
- Income From Government Grants
- £160,454
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 75
- 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
- 5 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,105,121
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,752,211
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 124850
- Income From Government Grants
- £279,606
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 97
- 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
- 4 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,277,435
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,127,119
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £13
- Income From Government Contracts
- 122804
- Income From Government Grants
- £214,677
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 153
- 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
- 11 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £841,867
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £746,273
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £12
- Income From Government Contracts
- 122804
- Income From Government Grants
- £165,091
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 208
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
- 12 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 27463
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 147589
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2260694
- Income Investments
- 26055
- Income Other
- 5080
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2466881
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £136,555
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,871,522
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2008077
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13307
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 30079
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6114
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,437,896
- Assets Total Fixed
- 936394
- Assets Own Use
- 5217
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 931177
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,661,557
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,160,055
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,437,896
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 956705
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 203350
- Assets Cash
- £1,362,927
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 971310
- Funds Restricted
- 466586
- Funds Total
- 1437896
- Count Employees
- 130
- 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
- 20 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 25301
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 151715
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2140408
- Income Investments
- 24881
- Income Other
- 4495
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2346800
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £162,021
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,945,322
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2107343
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 17143
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 29907
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6902
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £979,092
- Assets Total Fixed
- 942508
- Assets Own Use
- 11331
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 931177
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,515,008
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,478,424
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £979,092
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1265774
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 212650
- Assets Cash
- £587,149
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 778027
- Funds Restricted
- 201065
- Funds Total
- 979092
- Count Employees
- 108
- 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
- 5 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 21566
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 261983
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1809761
- Income Investments
- 6788
- Income Other
- 5023
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2105121
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £177,142
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,575,069
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1752211
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8846
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 34859
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6857
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £739,635
- Assets Total Fixed
- 395557
- Assets Own Use
- 18233
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 377324
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,453,658
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,109,580
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £739,635
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 886080
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 223500
- Assets Cash
- £1,288,577
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 641061
- Funds Restricted
- 98574
- Funds Total
- 739635
- Count Employees
- 99
- 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
- 4 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 38681
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 200656
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1031787
- Income Investments
- 101
- Income Other
- 6210
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1277435
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £153,206
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £973,913
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1127119
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10971
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 31193
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5412
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £386,725
- Assets Total Fixed
- 22324
- Assets Own Use
- 22324
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,086,054
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £721,653
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £386,725
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 721653
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £996,021
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 384691
- Funds Restricted
- 2034
- Funds Total
- 386725
- Count Employees
- 83
- 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
- 11 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 80816
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 99182
- Income Charitable Activities
- 660006
- Income Investments
- 113
- Income Other
- 1750
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 841867
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £91,391
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £654,882
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 746273
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6253
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 49814
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4638
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £236,409
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10990
- Assets Own Use
- 10990
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £632,041
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £406,622
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £236,409
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 406622
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £499,711
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 234438
- Funds Restricted
- 1971
- Funds Total
- 236409
- Count Employees
- 62
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Buckinghamshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Luton
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cambridgeshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bedford
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hertfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Milton Keynes
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Central Bedfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- AUTISM BEDFORDSHIRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2003-11-14T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 JANUARY 2003 as amended on 25 Nov 2019
- Charitable Objects
- TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AN AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER (AND RELATED CONDITIONS) AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON, HERTFORDSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND CAMBRIDGESHIRE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures