Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

NORTH EAST AUTISM SOCIETY 

Working together to inspire, support, celebrate and equip autistic and neurodivergent people to fulfil their potential in life
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 30 years

www.ne-as.org.uk

info@ne-as.org.uk

01914109974

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/04/23*£31,514£30,881£633£178£27,330£27,25910.687665
30/04/22*£27,906£26,009£1,897£175£26,958£26,89012.482030
30/04/21£25,279£23,056£2,223£186£25,322£25,29013.27592
30/04/20£23,185£21,915£1,270£205£21,702£21,63411.874415
30/04/19£21,361£20,132£1,229£168£21,646£21,56312.968725
30/04/18£19,355£17,835£1,520£178£19,826£19,77413.36310
30/04/17£18,038£16,791£1,248£172£17,534£17,48012.55860
30/04/16£17,370£15,878£1,492£167£16,956£16,89312.85740
30/04/15£17,105£15,836£1,269£131£15,465£15,42311.75620
30/04/14£17,482£15,923£1,559£171£15,352£15,18511.45090
30/04/13£16,689£15,636£1,053£200£13,693£13,66210.54780
30/04/12£16,746£14,654£2,091£169£13,400£12,39310.15070
30/04/11£16,348£14,623£1,725£273£12,131£11,3239.35010
30/04/10£14,501£13,498£1,002£242£9,241£9,1898.24670
30/04/09£13,740£11,312£2,428£197£9,505£9,442103630
30/04/08£11,343£9,459£1,884£160£7,556£7,5229.53160
30/04/07£10,204£8,775£1,428£118£5,038£5,0046.83310
30/04/06£9,585£8,756£829£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/05£9,058£8,186£872£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04*£8,044£7,088£956£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 10.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Stockton-on-tees, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 876 employees
  • 65 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Wolfson Foundation£135,000
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£90,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£80,000
County Durham Community Foundation£34,018
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to North East Autism Society
£75,000 07/12/2022
Enterprise hub at New Warlands Farm providing training and employment opportunities to individuals with autism
National Lottery Community Fund - Accessible play equipment
£10,000 20/05/2022
The funding will be used to fund to provide a safe and stimulating outdoor sensory play space for children with special educational needs and disabilities including autism and neurodiverse ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Grant to North East Autism Society
£15,000 29/03/2022
To create a play area.
County Durham Community Foundation - Autism Activists
£4,980 21/01/2022
The Autism Activists project.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to North East Autism Society
£4,762 13/01/2022
Project costs to run an specialist outreach programme for parents and toddlers in North Tyneside
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 17/09/2021
Kiora Hall
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£18,587 26/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - My Digital Job Search
£10,000 20/08/2020
To support a digital job search project.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to North East Autism Society
£2,925 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund staffing costs to deliver additional support to 670 children and young people who are currently isolated due to Covid-19, resulting in them improving their skills and ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for people with autism and their carers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
£10,000 07/05/2020
Support for people with autism and their carers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support for people with autism and their carers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
£10,000 07/05/2020
support for people with autism and their carers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
County Durham Community Foundation - Online support for autistic children and families
£4,038 30/04/2020
Towards online support for autistic children and families.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to North East Autism Society
£60,000 05/12/2019
Construction of classrooms and support spaces, supporting children aged 3-19 with autism
National Lottery Community Fund - Affinity Youth Club
£9,920 02/12/2019
12
The funding will provide weekly youth clubs aimed at 11 to 19 year old's who have Asperger's and/or High Functioning Autism who are currently in education. This will provide recreational and social ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Supporting young people with autism to express themselves
£4,840 18/10/2019
Supporting young people with autism to express themselves
Sport England - The Power of Glove
£4,038 16/09/2019
18
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled The Power of Glove . This project is a Golf project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 21/08/2019
North East Centre of Autism - Aycliffe School Extension
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to North East Autism Society
£90,000 04/07/2019
36
Support for the Family Development Service of a charity that provides services for those with autism and neurodiverse conditions.
DCMS - Peterlee Job Hub
£24,830 01/04/2019
The North East Autism Society supports people with autism across the North East. The award is to support an employment programme supporting young people into sustained employment in North East Durham.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to North East Autism Society
£65,800 31/01/2019
Rootstock
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Neurodiversity Think Tank
£15,735 29/01/2019
18
Keiran Rose is a blogger and campaigner who advocates for greater understanding of the rights and needs of autistic people. Through this grant, Keiran will co-develop a neurodiversity think tank with ....more
Youth Music - Little Sparks
£26,908 21/11/2018
Little Sparks
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to North East Autism Society
£49,660 24/10/2018
12
Grant to support an employment programme supporting young people into sustained employment in North East Durham.
DCMS - Peterlee Job Hub
£24,830 24/10/2018
The North East Autism Society supports people with autism across the North East. The award is to support an employment programme supporting young people into sustained employment in North East Durham.
DCMS - Peterlee Job Hub
£16,553 24/10/2018
The North East Autism Society supports people with autism across the North East. The award is to support an employment programme supporting young people into sustained employment in North East Durham.
Department for Work and Pensions - Journey to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs (2018)
£38,072 01/04/2018
Creating peer support Job Clubs to help disabled claimants get back into employment
National Lottery Community Fund - Affinity Youth Club
£9,920 14/03/2018
12
The organisation will deliver youth club activities for young people who have Asperger’s or High Functioning Autism. This will provide recreational and social activities to reduce their isolation, ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to North East Autism Society
£27,450 10/08/2017
36
This project will deliver weekly autism-specific support pre, during and post diagnosis for children and their families living in Durham. Children will develop their communication skills, ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 13/07/2017
Short Break Lodges - New Warland's Farm
Department for Work and Pensions - Jobs to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs)
£52,118 01/04/2017
Creating peer support Job Clubs to help disabled claimants get back into employment
Youth Music - Little Sparks
£20,310 17/03/2017
Little Sparks
County Durham Community Foundation - Towards supporting families who have a member newly diagnosed with autism.
£3,600 02/03/2017
Towards supporting families who have a member newly diagnosed with autism.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to North East Autism Society
£100,000 12/09/2012
towards the refurbishment and redevelopment of a building in Co. Durham that will become a centre for provision of a range of autism-specific services
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-67
  • MEHRBAN SADIQ Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/11/1993, number: 1028260
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/10/1993, number: 02859620
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 36 days late, AR22: 58 days late, AR04: 7 days late,
Main office

LUMLEY COURT
DRUM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
CHESTER LE STREET
DURHAM
DH2 1AN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE, DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL AND/OR LEARNING DISABILITIES AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE AFFECTED BY AUTISM WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Data Sources

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360 Giving
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