01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 16 January 2017
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £1,314,045
- Latest expenditure
- £1,230,934
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 57 - 59 Mandale Road, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees, TS17 6AE
Website recorded by the regulator: www.autism-matters.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Group sessions where the rewards of friendship and communication with other similar to you are well worth it.Short breaks are fun but challenging, and really help develop new life skills, such as sharing, cooperation, patience, and self worth.One to one support is a unique opportunity to explore real life goals, such as managing money, working, volunteering, being more independent.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,314,045
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,230,934
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £990,765
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,017,171
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £758,684
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £736,721
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £545,764
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £508,372
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £368,425
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £302,228
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,314,045
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,230,934
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 3 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £990,765
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,017,171
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £758,684
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £736,721
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 7 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £545,764
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £508,372
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £53,432
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £368,425
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £302,228
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 22500
- Income From Government Grants
- £71,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 14541
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1297657
- Income Investments
- 1847
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1314045
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,230,934
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1230934
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 37338
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3006
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £167,632
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11789
- Assets Own Use
- 11789
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £248,504
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £49,491
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £210,802
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 49491
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £83,951
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 210802
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 210802
- Count Employees
- 67
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 3 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 23621
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 959704
- Income Investments
- 1124
- Income Other
- 6316
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 990765
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,017,171
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1017171
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 21728
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2871
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £82,736
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7311
- Assets Own Use
- 7311
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £174,252
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £53,872
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £127,691
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 53872
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £105,639
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 125907
- Funds Restricted
- 1784
- Funds Total
- 127691
- Count Employees
- 49
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1151
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 752219
- Income Investments
- 26
- Income Other
- 5288
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 758684
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £736,721
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 736721
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 28928
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2416
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £122,324
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7908
- Assets Own Use
- 7908
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £147,220
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,031
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £154,097
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1031
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £97,153
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 154097
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 154097
- Count Employees
- 31
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 7 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 80141
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 465623
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 545764
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £508,372
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 508372
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11932
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 11932
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1406
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £111,498
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5275
- Assets Own Use
- 5275
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £127,577
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £718
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £132,134
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 718
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £99,334
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 130332
- Funds Restricted
- 1802
- Funds Total
- 132134
- Count Employees
- 35
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- AUTISM MATTERS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2017-01-16T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Jan 2017
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE WITH AN AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CONDITION, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AND ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS, LIVES OR WORKS WITH SOMEBODY WITH AN AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CONDITION.TO PROVIDE PERSONALISED ADVICE AND SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH AN AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CONDITION.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures