Derbyshire Autism Services

Analysis

Derbyshire Autism Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05185463). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Derbyshire Autism Services reported income of £482k and spending of £597k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £479k to £482k (+0.6%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Derbyshire Autism Services sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Skylarks Charity (£481k), Building Self Belief CIO (£482k) and Ability Dogs 4 Young People Iow (£481k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.