Autastic

Analysis

Autastic is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Autastic reported income of £23k and spending of £29k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £37 to £23k (+61043%), an average of +397% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 35386%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Autastic sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stapleton/Begbrook Community Association (£23k), New Springs Community Project Group (£23k) and Towcester Hub Church (£23k).