AUTISM FORWARD CIO — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 20 February 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £97,716
Latest expenditure: £132,349
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 37 GRANVILLE PARK, LONDON, SE13 7DY

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Supporting adults with an autism spectrum condition to achieve their potential as individuals and facilitate their social inclusion by funding specialist mentoring from appropriate providers on a one to one basis to help them obtain and retain employment and by funding their participation in training activities which are relevant to improving their employability.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 11 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 11 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £97,716
Total Gross Expenditure: £132,349

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: 24 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £188,996
Total Gross Expenditure: £159,521

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: 3 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £93,755
Total Gross Expenditure: £114,442

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: 23 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £83,422
Total Gross Expenditure: £116,998

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: 3 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 12 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £122,102
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,173

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 11 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £97,716
Total Gross Expenditure: £132,349
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £188,996
Total Gross Expenditure: £159,521
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £93,755
Total Gross Expenditure: £114,442
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 4
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: 23 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £83,422
Total Gross Expenditure: £116,998
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 5
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: 3 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £122,102
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,173
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: AUTISM FORWARD CIO
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-02-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED ONREGISTERED ON 20 FEB 2017AMENDED ON 27 MAR 2017
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST PEOPLE AGED EIGHTEEN OR OVER WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, DUE TO AN AUTISM SPECTRUM CONDITION, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL AS INDIVIDUALS AFTER THEY LEAVE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH FUNDING THE PROVISION OF:(A) PRE-EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, INCLUDING SOCIAL SKILLS AND OTHER RELEVANT TRAINING WHICH ENHANCES EMPLOYABILITY;(B) COACHING, MENTORING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT IN RELATION TO EMPLOYABILITY;(C) PROVIDING SPECIALIST SKILLS AND AWARENESS TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS RELATING TO EMPLOYABILITY; AND(D) ACTION TO INCREASE PUBLIC AND EMPLOYER AWARENESS OF SUCH DISABILITIES AND CONDITIONS AND PROMOTE STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO FACILITATE SUCH SOCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH EMPLOYMENT.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 579823
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: AUTISM EMPLOYMENT FOUNDATION CIO

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures