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Autistic Minds

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Autistic Minds is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.

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What are the key facts about Autistic Minds?

Reported income · year ending 2023-09-30
£829,172
Reported spending · year ending 2023-09-30
£913,131
Registered charity number
1143855
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Ground Floor
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Autistic Minds (number 1143855) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Autistic Minds do?

Online directory website signposting autism families, individuals and professionals to find they help they need. Also provide a Help Hub, Employment Support, Training, Autism Shows and Community Services.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Autistic Minds

Answers Autistic Minds gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2023, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Autistic Minds's highest-paid staff paid?

Autistic Minds's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2023 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Autistic Minds's money come from?

Autistic Minds reported £829k total income for the year ending 30 September 2023. The largest sources were donations and legacies £829k (100%), investments £552 (0%).

  • Donations and legacies£829k · 100%
  • Investments£552 · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Autistic Minds as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Autistic Minds's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2023 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
07373840 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
The Autism Directory
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Autistic Minds registered for?

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability

Why is there no Clarity Score for Autistic Minds yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Autistic Minds. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Autistic Minds a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Autistic Minds as a registered charity (number 1143855) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Autistic Minds's charity number?
Autistic Minds's charity number is 1143855. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1143855?
Search 1143855 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Autistic Minds do?
Online directory website signposting autism families, individuals and professionals to find they help they need. Also provide a Help Hub, Employment Support, Training, Autism Shows and Community Services.
Does Autistic Minds have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Autistic Minds. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Autistic Minds?
Autistic Minds does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is Autistic Minds's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Autistic Minds's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2023 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Autistic Minds's money come from?
Autistic Minds reported £829k total income for the year ending 30 September 2023. The largest sources were donations and legacies £829k (100%), investments £552 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Autistic Minds?
The register records Autistic Minds as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Autistic Minds's trustees paid?
Autistic Minds's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2023 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was Autistic Minds previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Autistic Minds: The Autism Directory.
When was Autistic Minds registered as a charity?
Autistic Minds was entered on the register on 20 September 2011. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07373840).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.