Phoenix Autism Trust

Analysis

Phoenix Autism Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09615159). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Phoenix Autism Trust reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £998k to £2.5m (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Phoenix Autism Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Glebe House School Trust Ltd (£2.5m), Teesside University Students' Union (£2.5m) and Bridge School Malvern (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.