01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 19 November 2025
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 1st Floor Nelson House, Nelson Square, Bolton, BL1 1JT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.b-aas.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
BAAS is a grassroots charity supporting autistic adults and unpaid carers across Bolton and Bury through the provision of:-An autism focussed adult specific Befriending Service;Social and Life Skills Group Events;Disability Welfare Benefits Advocacy;Employment Advocacy and Support;Carers Only Support Group;Autism Awareness Training;Student Work Placement Provider.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bolton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bury
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BEFRIENDING & ADULT AUTISM SUPPORT
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2025-11-19T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Nov 2025
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:-FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT,1. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS, OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM CONDITIONS (ASCS), THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN BOLTON AND BURY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT), THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE, AND PROVIDING INFORMATION AND EDUCATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO ASCS.2. TO RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF PEOPLE WITH ASCS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, PRIMARILY THROUGH:- PRACTICAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE WITH RECEIVING THE CORRECT WELFARE BENEFIT ENTITLEMENTS:- PROJECTS THAT BUILD SKILLS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT;- SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 703477
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BAAS
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures