SCOTTISH AUTISM

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  6 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. SCOTTISH AUTISM 2011-01-17 → present
2. THE SCOTTISH SOCIETY FOR AUTISM 1998-11-20 → 2011-01-17
3. THE SCOTTISH SOCIETY FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN 1982-12-08 → 1998-11-20

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Azets Audit Services Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Scottish Autism maintains a healthy balance sheet, highlighting a high net asset value with no loans. The charity continues to hold healthy cash reserves which provides financial sustainability in the short and long term. Coupled with this is our commitment to investing in our assets and driving strategic changes to ensure we maintain and develop new services which contribute to generating surpluses to re-invest in services and enable us to support more Autistic people.”

Significant events

• “The Centre for Practice Policy and Research was launched in January 2025, replacing the former Centre for Practice Innovation.”
• “Scottish Autism commissioned refreshed branding, and a new website design this year, which is due to launch in Autumn 2025.”
• “Our external training and consultancy service now has a dedicated lead, and two further team members appointed to develop our in-person and online learning offer.”
• “We were able to begin the process of purchasing the site of our Gartinny nursery in Coalsnaughton.”
• “New Struan School in Alloa is to be awarded the Silver Rights Respecting School Award by UNICEF UK.”
• “A newly formed Investment Committee was in place from financial year 2024/25.”
• “Scottish Autism and Autism & Neurodiversity North Scotland (A-ND), announced on 10th September 2025 that they are to merge in a move to expand and strengthen support for autistic and neurodivergent people, their families and communities across the country.”
• “It is with deep sadness that the executive directors and board of Scottish Autism have come to the difficult decision to close New Struan School and its residences. It is expected the closure will take place during financial year 2025/26.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

20

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

6

last 12 months

Officers resigned

6

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +11.5%

  £35,678,428 → £39,792,051

• Cash

  +10.4%

  £17,965,232 → £19,834,001

• Net assets

  +1.8%

  £26,334,643 → £26,818,429

• Employees

  +6.3%

  970 → 1,031

• Wages

  +5.6%

  £28,168,440 → £29,754,157

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