NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-11 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-27
Watchouts
Cash
£12M
-16.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£35M
0% vs 2024
Employees
2,265
-4.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY(THE) 1982-11-29 → present
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN 1975-03-27 → 1982-11-29
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £95,410,000 | £97,775,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£752,000 | £5,416,000 | |
| Cash | £13,946,000 | £11,662,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £41,778,000 | £40,184,000 | |
| Net assets | £34,972,000 | £34,972,000 | |
| Equity | £29,556,000 | £34,972,000 | |
| Average employees | 2,374 | 2,265 | |
| Wages | £57,023,000 | £57,703,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -0.8% | 5.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.7% | 36.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.74x | 1.71x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees consider that the current target remains appropriate and realistic and take the view that the level of risk reserve and cash held is acceptable given the current economic climate in which the charity is operating. The trustees have a reasonable expectation that there are adequate resources to continue in operation existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY(THE) · parent
- NAS Services Ltd 100%
- Autism UK Ltd 100%
- Autistic Cards Ltd 100%
- Autism North West Ltd 100%
- Ideas for Autism Ltd 100%
- NAS Network Ltd 100%
- Autism Scotland Ltd 100%
- Autism Wales Ltd 100%
- Action for Autism Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “An exceptional £2.6 million legacy gift received.”
- “The charity exchanged contracts on the sale of a property in August 2024, which completed in September 2025, generating £2m proceeds.”
- “Launch of the new Autism Inclusive Employer Award in April 2024.”
- “Project funded by Motability Foundation kicked off in April 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 85 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Bruce | Secretary | 2018-10-04 | — | — |
| BOWEN-LOWE, Tracey Ann | Director | 2025-06-10 | Sep 1964 | British |
| CLAYTON, Olga Frances | Director | 2021-11-27 | Sep 1964 | British |
| DUFFY THOMPSON, Simon John | Director | 2026-03-11 | Aug 1966 | British |
| GILMARTIN-SMITH, Alastair Mark Damon | Director | 2024-02-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
| HOMMEL, Marc Theo | Director | 2025-06-10 | Jun 1962 | British |
| JACKSON, Sian | Director | 2025-06-10 | Oct 1974 | British |
| LADYMAN, Stephen John, Dr | Director | 2021-11-27 | Nov 1952 | British |
| MARSDEN, Pamela Marie | Director | 2023-07-19 | Feb 1951 | British |
| NASH, Kerrie Ann | Director | 2025-06-10 | Apr 1957 | British |
| ROACH, James Thomas | Director | 2026-03-11 | May 1979 | British |
| ROSCOE, John Hilton | Director | 2022-10-14 | Mar 1974 | British |
| WALKER, Charlotte Lucy | Director | 2026-03-11 | Apr 1979 | British |
| WARREN, Andrew Mark | Director | 2026-03-11 | Mar 1962 | British |
| WORDSWORTH, Hooman Eskisi | Director | 2022-10-14 | May 1981 | British |
Show 85 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Norman Leslie | Secretary | 1993-06-10 | 2014-10-09 |
| HARPER, Paul | Secretary | 2015-03-27 | 2018-10-04 |
| KAY, Tony | Secretary | — | 1993-06-10 |
| AIKEN, Elizabeth M | Director | 1997-09-27 | 1998-05-30 |
| ALLISON, Helen Green | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| ARNOLD, Laurence Benjamin, Doctor | Director | 2010-10-09 | 2013-10-12 |
| ARNOLD, Laurence Benjamin, Doctor | Director | 2003-05-17 | 2009-10-10 |
| BAIRD, Gillian | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| BANERJEA, Mrityunjoy | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| BARLEY, Michael James | Director | 2001-05-12 | 2003-11-30 |
| BARROW, Colin | Director | 2004-01-17 | 2011-09-01 |
| BATTISTE, Paul Francis | Director | 2013-10-12 | 2014-12-04 |
| BENSON, George Keith, Dr | Director | 2002-05-11 | 2002-12-23 |
| BENSON, George Keith, Dr | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| BERKOWICZ, Judy | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2022-10-14 |
| BESWICK, Clare Margaret | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2017-11-20 |
| BHARMAL, Zahaan | Director | 2022-10-14 | 2024-12-09 |
| BISHOP, John Seymour | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| BORG-NEAL, Peter James | Director | 1996-06-15 | 2012-02-11 |
| BOVELL, Virginia | Director | 2006-07-08 | 2009-10-10 |
| BOWDEN, Rachel | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2025-11-21 |
| CADDLE, Edward Joseph | Director | 2020-12-10 | 2024-03-14 |
| CASTELL, Sophie Elissa, Dr | Director | 2010-10-09 | 2022-10-14 |
| CHADWICK-HISTED, Felicity Anne | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2022-10-14 |
| CHEYNEY, Alan Conrad | Director | 1993-05-08 | 2006-07-08 |
| CHEYNEY, Alan Conrad | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| CORCORAN, Janet Mary | Director | 1997-06-07 | 2015-10-08 |
| CORNFORTH, Peter | Director | 1993-05-08 | 1994-09-14 |
| CROFT, Gordon Joseph | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| DAVIDSON, George Henry | Director | 2021-11-27 | 2025-11-21 |
| DAVIES, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2021-10-15 |
| DAVIS, Peter Francis | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2016-11-02 |
| DE GROOT, Gerald | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| DICKINSON, John Philip, Professor | Director | 2002-05-11 | 2011-10-07 |
| DORAN, John Mark | Director | 2010-05-27 | 2014-04-28 |
| DOYLE, Roberta | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2021-07-15 |
| DUFFY, Anne Kathryn | Director | 2018-10-04 | 2018-10-31 |
| EARL, Brenda | Director | 1994-01-20 | 1994-06-18 |
| EL DIMACHKI, Maha | Director | 2022-12-15 | 2023-10-12 |
| ELSTON, Vivienne | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| EVANS, Deane, Dr | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| FAIRWEATHER, Ian Cameron | Director | 1998-05-30 | 2013-10-12 |
| FORD, Mary Ruth | Director | 1994-06-18 | 1996-06-16 |
| FORSHAW, Amanda | Director | 2017-03-17 | 2022-03-24 |
| FRAUTS, James Arnold | Director | 1993-05-08 | 1997-07-28 |
| FRAUTS, James Arnold | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| GOLDING, Margaret Mary | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| HALSEY, Alison Margaret | Director | 2005-11-25 | 2010-07-15 |
| HARBOTT, David Peter | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2020-12-10 |
| HARDING, Geoffrey Wright, Dr | Director | 1993-05-08 | 1997-06-07 |
| HARVEY, Donald | Director | 1994-01-20 | 1996-06-15 |
| HARVEY, Donald | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| HEALEY, Kevin | Director | 2013-10-12 | 2016-08-09 |
| HILL, Peter David, Professor | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| HOMDEN, Carol Ann, Dr | Director | 2011-07-14 | 2021-11-27 |
| HOOK, Madeline Jane | Director | 1993-05-08 | 1994-01-17 |
| HOWARD, Helen Claire | Director | 2020-12-10 | 2022-04-19 |
| HUDDLESTON, Charles Dennis | Director | 1996-12-03 | 2000-01-07 |
| HUGHES, Peter James | Director | 2011-10-08 | 2014-11-22 |
| JOHNSON, Sylvia May, Professor | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2022-07-14 |
| JONES, Richard Gwyn | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| JONES, Sharon Elaine | Director | 1999-05-29 | 2005-05-21 |
| KAY, Thomas Anthony | Director | 1996-06-15 | 2005-09-26 |
| KEDAR, John David | Director | 2006-07-08 | 2014-03-28 |
| KINGSMILL, David Gordon | Director | 1998-05-30 | 2001-05-12 |
| KLINGER, Velma Jessie | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| LUSTY, Judy Winifred | Director | 1993-05-08 | 2000-12-07 |
| LUSTY, Judy Winifred | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| MAXWELL, Gordon Walker | Director | 2005-05-21 | 2011-07-14 |
| MCGUINNESS, Steven | Director | 2009-10-10 | 2013-01-24 |
| MENARDO, Elisa Maria Rita | Director | 2016-07-28 | 2024-03-14 |
| MERCHANT, Ashraf | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2016-03-19 |
| MORRISON, Ian Campbell | Director | 1994-06-18 | 2006-07-08 |
| MURALI, Krishnaswamy | Director | 2010-05-27 | 2021-03-25 |
| NICHOLLS, James Eric, Dr | Director | 1994-11-18 | 1999-03-03 |
| NICKERSON, Peter Leonard | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| NOBLE, Robert John | Director | 1996-06-15 | 2002-05-11 |
| NORRIS, Sheila Margaret Anne | Director | 2021-11-27 | 2025-10-16 |
| POOLE, Kevin Lionel | Director | — | 1993-03-18 |
| PUJARA, Manpreet Singh, Dr | Director | 2022-10-14 | 2023-04-11 |
| RAPLEY, Stewart | Director | 2015-10-08 | 2023-10-12 |
| REEVES, David Alan | Director | 2016-07-28 | 2024-07-17 |
| REITEMEIER, Pamela Anne | Director | 2012-10-06 | 2020-12-10 |
| ROBERTS, Helen | Director | 2019-10-03 | 2025-06-09 |
| ROBERTS, Henry | Director | 1993-05-08 | 1993-12-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 349 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-10 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2024-12-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-06 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 8
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+2.5%
£95,410,000 £97,775,000
-
Cash
-16.4%
£13,946,000 £11,662,000
-
Net assets
0%
£34,972,000 £34,972,000
-
Employees
-4.6%
2,374 2,265
-
Wages
+1.2%
£57,023,000 £57,703,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers