# Action for Autism Barnsley

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1197465
- **Other names:** AFAAB – ACTION FOR AUTISM AND ASPERGER’S BARNSLEY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 12, 2022
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1197465


## Contact

- **Address:** The Cooper Gallery, Church Street, Barnsley
- **Postcode:** S70 2AH
- **Phone:** 07887956151
- **Email:** katrina.afabarnsley@proton.me
- **Website:** www.afabarnsley.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG ADULTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF THEIR AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, DROP-IN SESSIONS FOR ART-BASED THERAPIES, ADVICE AND SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT ISOLATION AND ENCOURAGE SOCIAL INTERACTION.

**Activities:** We are a small charity based in Barnsley, that provides social activities for adults with autism. Through our programme, we promote participation in meaningful and fun activity, nurture wellbeing and social connectivity and help reduce isolation and loneliness for individuals.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Barnsley



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £32338 | £25068 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £29772 | £29423 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £32898 | £31350 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Rhona Bywater** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 21, 2018
- BENJAMIN HARVEY-WADE — appointed Dec. 21, 2018
- JOANNE DAVINA MCCAUSLAND — appointed Nov. 15, 2024
- SIMON DAVID TEWSON — appointed June 23, 2021