Autism Bedfordshire

Analysis

Autism Bedfordshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04632497). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Autism Bedfordshire reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.0m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £842k to £2.5m (+193%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Autism Bedfordshire sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus, Information, Networking, Equality - Shine (£2.5m), Empowerment Charity Lancashire (£2.5m) and Humanity Without Borders (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, trading 6.0%, donations and legacies 1.1% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.8%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 130 people.