Autism Early Support Trust Limited

Analysis

Autism Early Support Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckingham. It was registered in May 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07553552). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Autism Early Support Trust Limited reported income of £622k and spending of £741k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £529k to £622k (+18%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Autism Early Support Trust Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teignbridge Citizens Advice Bureaux (£621k), The Cardiff Institute for the Blind, Incorporated (£622k) and Priory Project (£620k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 57%, donations and legacies 39% and investments 3.0%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. Reserves of £365k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.

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.