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The National Autistic Society

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 4 active records and 0 inactive records, from 4 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-269425 .
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Description

Campaigning and lobbying.Raising Awareness.Day and residential schools with outreach.Registered adult care homes, plus supported living.A diagnosis and assessment centre, and diagnostic training.Resource Centres.Family support.Social groups.Early intervention and post diagnosis support.Helpline.Education Rights and Welfare Rights services.Supported Employment.Information.

Also known as

  • Action for Autism
  • Autism UK
  • Bromyard NAS Support Group
  • Carmarthenshire Autistic Society
  • Complex Needs Consortium
  • Complex Needs Consortium (Supplier: The National Autistic Society)
  • Herefordshire Branch of the National Autistic Society
  • Herefordshire Branch of the National Autistic Society.
  • NAS Herefordshire
  • NAS Herefordshire Branch
  • ...and 18 other names
  • NAS South Glos
  • National Autistic Society
  • The National Autistic Society
  • National Society for Autistic Children
  • National Austistic Society Newtownards Branch
  • National Autistic Society
  • The National Autistic Society
  • National Autistic Society (NAS) - Headquarters
  • National Autistic Society (NAS) Dundee Branch
  • National Autistic Society - Coventry Branch
  • National Autistic Society Bexhill and Hastings
  • National Autistic Society Dartford and Gravesham
  • The National Autistic Society Furness and South Cumbria Branch
  • National Autistic Society Greenwich Branch
  • National Autistic Society Herefordshire Branch
  • The National Autistic Society Stafford and District Branch
  • National Autistic Society West NI
  • Plymouth and District Branch National Autistic Society

CCEW Charity number

269425

Company number

01205298

Registered

Postcode

EC2A 3NH

Website

WWW.AUTISM.ORG.UK

Domain

nas.org.uk

Latest income

£99,142,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The National Autistic Society

GB-CHC-269425

Locations

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Registered Office in the UK

The National Autistic Society

GB-CHC-269425

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 4 active records and 0 inactive records, from 4 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-269425 .
What is an organisation identifier?

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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 269425 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The National Autistic Society

GB-CHC-269425

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Services for people with disabilities D13

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Associations AS » Social club AS105
  • Beneficiary group BE » Families BE103
  • Beneficiary group BE » People with learning disabilities BE110
  • Beneficiary group BE » People with disabilities BE200
  • Charitable activities CA » Advice and individual advocacy CA101
  • Charitable activities CA » Policy campaigning and advocacy CA103
  • Economic and community development EC » Unemployment EC107
  • Education ED
  • Education ED » Schools ED106
  • Education ED » Training ED300
  • Education ED » Training ED300 » Employability training ED302
  • Housing HO » Accommodation HO101
  • Social care SC » Residential care SC106

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Disability 104
  • Accommodation/housing 107

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309

Scale of operation

  • National

The National Autistic Society

GB-CHC-269425

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1975-08-15 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 58,850,000 54,325,000
2005-03-31 63,956,102 61,522,259
2006-03-31 69,796,559 69,364,991
2007-03-31 74,372,000 72,979,000
2008-03-31 81,587,000 79,865,000
2009-03-31 84,522,000 85,977,000
2010-03-31 88,310,000 89,756,000
2011-03-31 91,302,000 85,587,000
2012-03-31 90,488,000 85,225,000
2013-03-31 92,257,000 91,253,000
2014-03-31 98,317,000 94,075,000
2015-03-31 95,755,000 92,751,000
2016-03-31 98,657,000 97,310,000
2017-03-31 97,290,000 96,568,000
2018-03-31 96,144,000 95,658,000
2019-03-31 99,789,000 97,101,000
2020-03-31 104,021,000 103,068,000
2021-03-31 95,457,000 93,531,000
2022-03-31 95,633,000 94,834,000
2023-03-31 99,142,000 123,043,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The National Autistic Society

GB-CHC-269425

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 2,469 2,527
Employees paid more than £60,000 25 33
Volunteers 937 2,000
Trustees 13
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The National Autistic Society

GB-CHC-269425

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 12.1 13.3
Legacies 1.2 1.2
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 13.3 14.5
Income from charitable activities 85.4 80.0
Income from other trading activities 0.1 0.2
Income from investments 0.3 0.0
Other income - 0.9
Total 99.1 95.6
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 2.0 1.4
Spending on raising funds 2.0 1.4
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 101.5 93.5
Charitable activities 101.5 93.5
Other spending 19.5 -
Total 123.0 94.8
Net income / (expenditure) (23.9) 0.8

The National Autistic Society

GB-CHC-269425

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 24.3 41.1
Investment assets - -
24.3 41.1
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 17.3 21.1
Other current assets 13.2 14.3
30.5 35.4
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (16.9) (14.8)
Net current assets 13.6 20.6
Total assets less current liabilities 37.9 61.7
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (5.0) (5.1)
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 32.8 56.6
Defined benefit pension scheme (3.8) (15.2)
Net assets (including pension scheme) 29.0 41.4
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 3.1 20.4
Unrestricted funds 26.0 21.0
29.0 41.4

The National Autistic Society

GB-CHC-269425

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 78,092,000 75,559,000
Government contracts as % of total income 78.8% 79.0%
Number of government contracts 496 394
Government grants
Income from government grants 1,054,360 1,719,392
Government grants as % of total income 1.1% 1.8%
Number of government grants 10 15

The National Autistic Society

GB-CHC-269425

Grants received

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Received 118 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Devon Community Foundation
Community Grants
£2,000
1 year
Grant to Plymouth and District Branch National Autistic Society
Jan 2023 to Jan 2024
The National Lottery Community Fund
People and Communities
£110,935
2 years
Skills for Life
May 2023 to Apr 2026
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All Scotland
£9,538
9 months
Media Explorers
Nov 2022 to Aug 2023
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
National Lottery Grants for Heritage: £10,000 to £250,000
£245,104 Grant to The National Autistic Society
The National Lottery Community Fund
Medium Grants Scotland: Improving Lives
£194,630
2 years
26 + Mentoring and Social Groups
Aug 2022 to Jul 2025
Garfield Weston Foundation
Welfare
£70,000 Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
Pears Foundation £92,000
2 years
Grant to National Autistic Society
Jun 2022 to Jun 2024
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All Northern Ireland
£10,000
5.934426229508197 months
Support for Life - Lending Library
Jan 2022 to Jul 2022
Department of Health and Social Care
Autistic Inpatient Mental Health Casework Service
£178,321 Autistic Inpatient Mental Health Casework Service
Department of Health and Social Care
Autistic Inpatient Mental Health Casework Service
£170,271 Autistic Inpatient Mental Health Casework Service

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.

This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.

  • The National Lottery (2 grants) | Licence

The National Autistic Society

GB-CHC-269425

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