Autism.west Midlands

Analysis

Autism.west Midlands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in January 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01953344). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Autism.west Midlands reported income of £8.4m and spending of £8.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.7m to £8.4m (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Autism.west Midlands sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elidyr Communities Trust (£8.3m), Shared Lives South West (£8.6m) and Caritas Care Limited (£8.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 270 people.